In the fast-paced world of technology, the convergence of data and open source has become a driving force behind the advancement of artificial intelligence.“AI is a gold rush; data is the gold,” said Vini Jaiswal (pictured), a data and AI influencer. “Whoever has that data is going to win the race or maybe be at the forefront, because data is very crucial to whatever AI applications we built.” Jaiswal spoke with theCUBE industry analyst John Furrier at the Databricks Data + AI Summit, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed Jaiswal’s work in the AI space, where the industry is at now and predictions of where things are going next