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The Separation of Church and State and Science

By Max K Goff Posted on December 9, 2024 Posted in Big Data No Comments

“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” — James Madison In a recent thought-provoking piece in the Brownstone Institute, mathematician Tomas Fürst makes a compelling observation about the state of modern science. He suggests …

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The 7 Chakras of AI — Part Three

By Max K Goff Posted on September 17, 2024 Posted in Big Data No Comments

To anthro is human. To deify, devine. In Part One and Part Two of this series I presented the idea of comparing something as sacred and human as Chakras to AI. If you’ve read this far, you know now that …

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The 7 Chakras of AI — Part Two

By Max K Goff Posted on September 17, 2024 Posted in Big Data No Comments

To anthro is human. To deify, divine. In Part One of this series I apologized in advance for suggesting we might view the energies around AI through the lenses of human Chakras. While unbridled projection of human qualities and attributes …

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The 7 Chakras of AI — Part One

By Max K Goff Posted on September 17, 2024 Posted in Big Data No Comments

To anthro is human. To deify, divine. Anthropomorphizing AI and comparing human spiritual ideas to tech is tricky. It walks a fine line between clarity and confusion, and between depth and danger. And the word itself is too damn long. …

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GenAI in Therapy

By Max K Goff Posted on February 3, 2024 Posted in Big Data, GenAI No Comments

Once again, it’s been too long since I added thoughts to this blog. I have no excuse except for the fact that the demand for Generative AI consulting has exploded and I’m one of the lucky ones to have had …

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Silent Conversations

By Max K Goff Posted on July 9, 2023 Posted in Big Data, Data Science, GenAI No Comments

“Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.” — Cicero It’s been too many months since my last blog entry. I have remained silent in a field in which I have considerable experience and even more opinions. And it’s …

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A Word’s Worth

By Max K Goff Posted on November 8, 2022 Posted in Big Data, GenAI No Comments

I know you have heard the adage, and you believe it and likely accept it, like you know a litany of similar accepted truths: A picture is worth a thousand words. For over a century that expression has been used …

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AI Means Business

By Max K Goff Posted on June 27, 2022 Posted in Big Data No Comments

Artificial Intelligence (AI) means business. It has the potential to transform how we live, learn, and work. But do we understand AI, or at least how to implement it effectively? Some business leaders across industries are becoming increasingly aware that …

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UMBRA EX MACHINA

By Max K Goff Posted on May 18, 2022 Posted in Big Data, GenAI No Comments

We carry our past with us, to wit, the primitive and inferior man with his desires and emotions, and it is only with an enormous effort that we can detach ourselves from this burden. If it comes to a neurosis, …

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CODE EX MACHINA

By Max K Goff Posted on May 3, 2022 Posted in Big Data, GenAI No Comments

One of my pet peeves is real-time coding tests during job interviews. I find the entire concept to be not only counter-productive but also demeaning and offensive. Some might argue that asking a software developer to write code from some …

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