Semantic layers have been around for a long time — but with underwhelming results. Is the concept outdated? No, but something it missing. In the big data era, we need to raise our data abstraction game. Share this article via Facebook Share this article via Linkedin Share this article via…

1. Here’s looking at you, kid — the problematic adoption of facial recognition systems 2. Can AI be an effective tool against disinformation and hate speech? A geopolitical view 3. The last mile in AI deployment — answering the top questions 4. How AI ethics falls short — preserving jobs…

SUMMARY: A new FTC mandate is intended to crack down on AI abuses. How will it work? Are crucial areas of AI abuse overlooked? Here’s my first cut analysis. On April 19, 2021, in a blog titled, Aiming for truth, fairness, and equity in your company’s use of AI, Elisa Jillson of the FTC, in an atypical fashion, put U.S. …

SUMMARY: Analytics tools get shinier and fancier, but the classic problem remains: are we making better decisions? This is not a new debate. But in today’s supposedly data-driven organizations, with hefty analytics investments in play, the issue takes on a new urgency. — In 2007, Tom Davenport’s book, “Competing on Analytics,” and James Taylor’s and mine, “Smart Enough Systems,” we described the value of analytical decision-making, but from different points of view. …

SUMMARY: A.I. tools to help combat disinformation and hate speech are already in use — but just how effective are they? Is better disinformation tech on the horizon? Will it be strong enough to fight back against state-sponsored disinformation? Social media sites use technical means to discern hate speech and…

SUMMARY:Most AI ethics reports get lost in the vague reassurance of good intentions. Deloitte’s recent paper on the five biggest issues in tech industry ethics was different. Here’s my critique — after a dialogue with the report’s lead author. Earlier this year, I reviewed a report on AI ethics, published…

By Neil Raden February 1, 2022 SUMMARY: Quantum computing is one of the hot topics on any 2022 tech predictions list. But what is realistically achievable today? How should enterprises consider the use cases — and computing requirements? And could QaaS (Quantum as a Service) play an enabling role? ] In the summer 2021 a keynote…

By Neil Raden SUMMARY Is BI still relevant? Why has BI user adoption remained a problem? If we look at BI’s evolution, from dashboards to augmented analysis with AI, change is afoot. Will that lead to the end of BI — or, perhaps, to the fulfillment of its original mission? …

There has been an interesting development in the AI Ethics club. For the past few years, there has been a growing number of practitioners and organizations attempting to solve AI’s manifest problems by teaching companies ethics. This is a wholly inadequate approach, where students may understand the subject matter but…