Gigi Ramoškaitė
From Data Analyst to AI Strategy Architect
My proposal for an AI ethics framework got rejected by leadership. "Too theoretical," they said. "We need practical solutions." That was last Tuesday. Been rethinking everything since.
Data analyst at a Vilnius fintech for five years. Maths degree from Vilnius University. The work used to be straightforward—customer behavior analysis, predictive models, dashboards. I'd go to yoga after work, photograph Pavilnys Park on Sundays. Balanced life.
Spring 2024, AutoML tools arrived. Junior analyst fresh from university built a segmentation model in two hours. Used to take me a week. My manager asked why I needed so much time if AI could do it faster. Didn't have a good answer.
Checked out JobRipper during a work break. HIGH risk for routine analysis, LOW risk for strategy and governance. Figured I'd pivot to AI ethics and strategy. Took Stanford's ethics course online, deeplearning.ai's LLM specialization. Expensive and time-consuming. Had to cut back yoga to twice a month, haven't photographed the park in weeks.
Pitched myself as the person who could build our responsible AI framework. Did the research, wrote the proposal, presented to leadership. They turned it down. Said they'd revisit it next quarter, maybe. That was three months ago. Nothing.
Still doing data analysis, just with more automation. My role hasn't really changed. I understand the AI tools better now, can troubleshoot when they generate weird outputs. That's valuable, I guess. But I'm not doing strategy work. I'm still in the same position, doing similar tasks, just with AI assistance.
Yoga studio closed last month. Couldn't justify the membership cost after spending €800 on courses. Tried following YouTube videos at home but it's not the same. Went to the park last Sunday with my camera. Took some photos. Felt good to do something that wasn't career-focused.
JobRipper's roadmap made sense on paper. Implementation was different. Companies talk about wanting AI ethics and strategy, but when it comes down to it, they need people doing the actual work. I'm still doing analysis, just hoping the strategy opportunity materializes eventually. Maybe it will. Maybe it won't.