AI can generate code, fit competing models, produce visualizations, and summarize results at a speed that would have been difficult to imagine not long ago. For statisticians, this raises an uncomfortable but useful question: As AI does more analytics, what should statisticians do more of?
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Workshop Examines Future of Statistics and Data Science Graduate Education
Faculty leaders from 35 statistics and data science programs met March 20 at Washington University in St. Louis for a workshop to identify emerging challenges, share best practices, and formulate action plans for graduate education.
Turning the Page Together: Connection and Conversation with the ASA Book Club
ASA Book Club Executive Officer Eunhee Kim details her goals in leading the group, as well as several recent ASA Book Club selections.
Systems Biostatistics: Automate the Plumbing; Never Automate the Judgment
Margaret Gamalo says, “Statistical stewardship requires embedding statistical principles within AI systems rather than treating AI as an opaque instrument. Causal inference must reside within predictive pipelines; bias correction must occur where it alters actions; and transportability must be made explicit rather than assumed.”
The Evolving Role of Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Leveraging Advanced Statistical Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Pharmaceutical statisticians have come a long way over the past half century, evolving from backroom number-crunchers to essential contributors across the entire drug development spectrum. Haoda Fu and Amy Xia discuss where the field may be headed.
From Awareness to Action: The ASA’s Strategic Planning on AI
ASA President Jeri Mulrow discusses recent commitments and priorities outlined by the ASA Board related to strategic planning on AI.
Why I Am Optimistic
In her latest column, ASA President Jeri Mulrow makes the case for genuine optimism about the field. There has never been a more exciting or consequential time to be a statistician, she says.
Eight Hours to Impact: Dell Technologies and NVIDIA Hackathon at The AI Summit
Meet the standout winners of the Dell Technologies + NVIDIA Hackathon during The AI Summit New York: Riya Kalra; Sripad Karne; Kaylie Stuteville; and Raj Trikha.
eCOTS 2026 to Spark Joy, Discovery in a World of AI
Registration is open for the 2026 Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics, which will focus on sparking joy and discovery in statistics education amid the rise of AI.
‘JASA’ Special Issue Explores the Role of Statistical Science in AI Revolution
This special issue explores how the statistical community can shape the future of artificial intelligence through rigorous methodology, trustworthy systems, and deeper integration between statistical theory and AI’s computational power.