Chains of Unstable Correlations

Introduction Like it or not, competition is arguably the biggest force affecting how things in our world work, in terms of both evolution and society. Without competition among genes, at the least, life on Earth wouldn't be as it is today. And for better or worse, societal competition at various levels (individual, tribes/cities, countries) wouldn't … Continue reading Chains of Unstable Correlations →

Long Live LLMs! The Central Knowledge System of Analogy

Situation Over the past few months there has been a trend to move from referring to "large language models" (LLM) to just "language models". The reason for that is the recognition that small language models (SLM) have clear advantages under certain situations. So "language model" is inclusive of both. And of course, as soon as … Continue reading Long Live LLMs! The Central Knowledge System of Analogy →

Reptile Intelligence: An AI Summer for CEP

Complex Event Processing AI doesn’t emerge from a hodgepodge of single-function models—a decision tree that predicts churn, or a neural net that classifies an image, which only see one quality of the world. The AGI-level intelligence that's being frantically chased requires massive, organized integration of learned rules. That is, a large, heterogenous number of composed … Continue reading Reptile Intelligence: An AI Summer for CEP →

The Ghost of OLAP Aggregations – Part 2 – Aggregation Manager

This is Part 2 of a 3-part series where I make the case that pre-aggregated OLAP is essential in this era of AI. The intent of this post is to describe just enough of how a pre-aggregated OLAP engine works for those who are unfamiliar with this technology: Those who have joined the business intelligence … Continue reading The Ghost of OLAP Aggregations – Part 2 – Aggregation Manager →

From Data through Wisdom: The Case for Process-Aware Intelligence

My new book, Time Molecules, is available!! This is its launch-day blog (June 4, 2025)! Time Molecules is a book about bringing process awareness to business intelligence (BI). Traditional BI flattens reality into snapshots— scalar values, points of information— leaving us staring at dimensionally flattened shadows on a wall. But life unfolds over time, and … Continue reading From Data through Wisdom: The Case for Process-Aware Intelligence →