Philosopher's and tech marketers ontology have different aims. Philosopher's ontology is critical and questioning.Tech marketing has colonised the word and drained it of any nuance. When a company publishes its "AI ontology" or describes the "ontology" "grounding" its knowledge graph, ontology has been quietly transformed into a closed, administered list of categories, a controlled vocabulary branded as philosophy.
I agree. But we have significant support both in government and in the tech world of people who take seriously what our students are learning in the Buffalo Applied Ontology program.
This interview is really good! It gives all the context needed for people to understand the dynamics I see happening between data, ontology and AI engineering.
Philosopher's and tech marketers ontology have different aims. Philosopher's ontology is critical and questioning.Tech marketing has colonised the word and drained it of any nuance. When a company publishes its "AI ontology" or describes the "ontology" "grounding" its knowledge graph, ontology has been quietly transformed into a closed, administered list of categories, a controlled vocabulary branded as philosophy.
I agree. But we have significant support both in government and in the tech world of people who take seriously what our students are learning in the Buffalo Applied Ontology program.
This interview is really good! It gives all the context needed for people to understand the dynamics I see happening between data, ontology and AI engineering.
With thanks
Barry
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Interesting🤔