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Why AI Projects Fail Without a Common Language: The Case for Taxonomy Standards
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How to Scale a Semantic Layer with Interoperable Ontologies
A Semantic Layer is the framework for connecting data from multiple sources and formats in both a human- and machine-readable way that enables organizations to understand the meaning of their data, extract contextualized information, and discover new insights. A key … Continue reading
A Practical Guide to a Taxonomy Remodel
For anyone who has undertaken any form of home remodel or loves to watch television shows featuring them, the general phases of a home renovation are familiar: visualizing the target state of the remodeled home, carrying out structural work, demolition, … Continue reading
Taxonomies vs. Ontologies for Enabling AI-Readiness
AI solutions need to be grounded in an organization’s context. It is difficult to reliably distill context from the entirety of an organization’s knowledge assets, including facts, documents, datasets, and other structured records. Without a specific directive on what matters … Continue reading
Semantic Layer Maturity Benchmark for a Global CPG Leader
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Taxonomies in the Age of AI: Evolving Your Strategy
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Leveraging a Semantic Layer for Research Curation and Conversational Experiences
The Challenge A global philanthropic organization focused on health programs struggled to fully leverage knowledge from semi-structured and unstructured documents. Specifically, within a health-related funding program, researchers lacked access to key qualitative data from end-user surveys and transcripts. Consequently, they … Continue reading
Building the Semantic Layer: Scaling Enterprise Intelligence at a Global Investment Firm
The Challenge A global investment firm with a $330 billion dollar portfolio and 50,000+ employees struggled with fragmented data. Investment professionals were losing critical time hunting for assets across disconnected systems. Detailed deal records were scattered as a mix of … Continue reading
Optimizing Historical Knowledge Retrieval: Extracting Knowledge by Making Connections
The Challenge From POC to Production A Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) faced significant challenges with low-quality or incomplete metadata for managing and cataloging scientific reports, hindering researchers’ ability to parse repositories and efficiently discover relevant content. As … Continue reading
The Role of Product Taxonomies in the Age of AI
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