Monthly Archives: February 2023

How are Data Models like Metaphors?

In classical linguistics a metaphor is a figure of speech that explains one thing in terms of another. The cognitive linguist George Lakoff revolutionized contemporary linguistics when he proposed that metaphor is “an ontological mapping across conceptual domains. Metaphor is … Continue reading

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AI Governance can Learn from Data Governance

Viewing all of the ethical and existential risks associated with Artificial Intelligence we should encourage AI researchers and developers to develop frameworks for implementing AI Governance in their respective organizations. AI Governance can learn much from the Data Governance programs … Continue reading

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Comparing Data Governance to Information Governance

First let’s ask what’s the difference between data and information? Information is data in context so it can have meaning. The context may be a business process or sales opportunity but information implies an agent that is getting informed. Data … Continue reading

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