Making it all make sense is senseless Trying to make sense of multiple streams of seemingly related but not necessarily related data seems like it is very strategic, but in all likelihood is not all that strategic. Given the amount of time...
Read moreWe asked ChatGPT for predictions for Artificial Intelligence in Industry over the next 5 years. Here is its response: Over the next five years, we can expect to see continued growth and expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) in industry. One...
Read moreBased on my vast experience with big technology changes that will revolutionize everything (from CAD/CAM to Crypto), here is going what I think is going to happen with artificial intelligence over the next few years. For fun and contrast, I...
Read moreThe emergence of ChatGPT officially marks the beginning of the end of the information age (or maybe it is the end of the beginning) ChatGPT goes beyond information and into the realm of ideas and thought. Information is about sources Read more…
The new distinguishing competency for organizations is simultaneously managing intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI). Managing human intelligence is a big enough challenge for most organizations, but managing that along with an artificial intelligence infrastructure requires different skills and approaches. It Read more…
It’s an information management problem, it’s not a technology problem. Humans have been devising information systems for a long time. From cave drawings to the printing press, to the Internet, humans have been trying to convey information to others and Read more…
All humans play knowledge games in one way or another. (Even calling this Part 2 is a knowledge game, because there is no Part 1.) What you know, what you know that you don’t know, what you don’t know, what Read more…
Information systems have three main purposes: Record keeping Communication Forecasting And these purposes are interconnected. Record keeping helps with communication and forecasting. The problem is that not all information is of equal value. Information varies based on its accuracy, reliability Read more…
Information theory is the underlying foundation upon which modern information technology is built. Two key concepts of information theory are: 1) Encode as much information in as little space as possible. 2) Confirmation that the information has been transmitted and Read more…
In a manufacturing environment, inventory turns are a good proxy metric of the health of the business. The more inventory that flows through the business is an indication that sales and production are both going well. As jobs increasingly shift Read more…