Is There A Future For Data Scientists? | Frank Hutter, Prior Labs

From pioneering AutoML research to building Prior Labs, Frank Hutter is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with models on tabular data — the kind that still powers most of the real world. We sat down with Frank to talk about Prior’s world-leading performance on structured datasets, the fast-growing tech and AI scene in Freiburg, and how the role of data scientists will evolve as automation and foundation models reshape the field. Read more at: https://priorlabs.ai/ Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction & Why Freiburg Matters 01:25 — What TabPFN Does & How It’s Scaling Fast 03:21 — Why Tabular Data Is Everywhere (and Worth Billions) 05:10 — Why Deep Learning Failed Tabular Data (Until Now) 14:06 — From AutoML Professor to Startup Founder 18:58 — Building a Founding Team and Scaling 25:40 — How to Attract Top Tier Talent 30:25 — The Next Leap: Causal Inference, Interventions & the Future of Data Science Listen and subscribe on all podcast platforms – Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bee... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/19e... Find and follow us – Website: https://www.balderton.com & https://wellbeing.balderton.com/ LinkedIn:   / balderton