Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence has been a very hot research and development topic over the last 10 years. Well-known Computer Vision products like smart surveillance cameras with the ability to detect and track objects in real-time are widely used for some years now. Also, regarding Natural Language Processing, the first product aiming general adoption has just been released, the so-called ChatGPT. The relevance in industry and academia of these topics will be discussed, some real-world applications and challenges will be shared. This will be a non-technical talk based on the speaker’s academic and industry experience.