Polymathic

Digital transformation, higher education, innovation, technology, professional skills, management, and strategy


Philosophy

  • The Ethics of Black-Box Algorithms

    The Ethics of Black-Box Algorithms

    Obvious and interesting point in this debate. I still don’t know why it matters why/how a decision gets made. For me, the question is only “is this the right decision?”. Poor or good reasons, even if we can know them, don’t justify or excuse a poor decision. Incidentally, this is no different than how we think about… Continue reading

  • AI writing? Same rules as for writing

    Been reading/hearing a lot lately on AI-generated content esp the CNET articles.  https://futurism.com/the-byte/cnet-publishing-articles-by-ai The consensus seems to be that there needs to be full disclosure it was AI-written. I don’t agree. AI-writing should be judged by the same standards that any writing is. Is it factual? well written? non-plagiarized? etc. There’s a lot that goes… Continue reading

  • The Semiotics of Networked Content

    Working on content interop super-ontology in the #mastodon, #micro.blog, #twitter, #feedland, and #wordpress multiverse. Posts are actual pieces of content. They are mostly made on the platform where you find them. Timelines are views into (yours and others’) posts. These views are made possible by transmitting information about the post via #RSS (or something else)… Continue reading

About Me

Digital transformation, including agile and devops, across many industries, most recently in higher education. Designed and built the Emory faculty information system. Working in continuing education to improve and expand career-focused learning, esp. in workforce development. Expanding the role of innovation and entrepreneurship. Designed, built, and launched the Emory Center for Innovation.

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