Alan Morrison is an independent consultant and freelance writer on data tech and enterprise transformation. He is a contributor to Data Science Central with over 35 years of experience as an analyst, researcher, writer, editor and technology trends forecaster, including 20 years in emerging tech R&D at PwC.
One of the unanticipated consequences of digitization has been data feudalism. A major reason data feudalism was such a surprise was that society just didnt… Read More »A window of opportunity for data democracy (Part I of III)
An orrey or planetarium designed by George Adams showing relative positions of the planets in relation to the sun, 1799, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006691765. Part I of II… Read More »Why we shouldn’t expect a metaverse anytime soon (Part II of II)
Castaneda, Eduardo. Carl Sagan with the planets. 1981. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/cosmos000104/. (Photo taken on the set of the TV show Cosmos.) The Metaverse is a term… Read More »Why we shouldn’t expect a metaverse anytime soon (Part I of II)
20 years ago, most CIOs didnt care much about data, but they did care about applications and related process optimization. While apps and processes were… Read More »How business can clear a path for artificial general intelligence
