How Semantic Layers and Ontologies Create Trusted AI

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of ontologies in AI strategies and how to build trusted AI.

Learn why an organization’s ontology, a structured framework for how a business defines, connects, and makes sense of its data and knowledge, is the most valuable and most overlooked asset in any AI strategy. Jessica Talisman, CEO and Founder of The Ontology Pipeline, and Tony Seale, Founder of The Knowledge Graph Guys, break down what it actually takes to build trusted AI, covering everything from semantic layers and knowledge graphs to why provenance is non-negotiable. They explain how organizations can start building their knowledge infrastructure for AI, and make the case for why their ontology is their most defensible competitive asset.

People in this episode

Guests: Jessica Talisman, Tony Seale

Topics covered

• semantic layers
• ontologies
• trusted AI
• knowledge infrastructure
• data strategy

Keywords

• ontology
• trusted AI
• semantic layers
• knowledge graphs
• data strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ontology Pipeline, The Knowledge Graph Guys

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