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Can Levi’s Turn Regular Employees Into Data Scientists?

Levi’s is aiming to turn employees in roles across the company from AI novices to capable practitioners as it seeks to weave data science throughout its business.

Pedestrians walk past a Levi's store in New York. — Levi's is looking to AI for an edge. Getty Images. (Getty Images)

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Marc Bain

22 November 2021

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Before she enrolled in Levi’s AI bootcamp, Shelby Greeley, an analytics manager in the company’s wholesale e-commerce business, didn’t know how to code. It’s a foundational skill in computer science, the equivalent of knowing how to read and write.

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Marc Bain

Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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