Semantisch Web

  • Making Sense of Semantics in the Age of AI

    In 2023, Donald Farmer delivered a keynote titled “Making Sense of Semantics” during the BARC Retreat. It was a period in which AI was transitioning from experimentation and hype toward early forms of large-scale adoption, accompanied by growing concerns around scalability, governance, and real business value. At the same time, Farmer’s presentation exposed a…

  • AI, Power and Morality: The Global Struggle Over Data

    A recent Economist article (July 2025) describes how China is building a “national data ocean,” merging consumer behavior, industrial processes, and state activity into a unified system. This vast concentration of data fuels China’s AI strategy. The country is conducting an unprecedented experiment in which data is not merely a resource, but instead becomes…

  • Ontology: Hype or Sustainable?

    Ontology: Hype or Sustainable?

    In my latest contacts with clients, they keep coming up with an ontology. The question then arises: is this a new hype or a solid and essential concept for the future? The client’s question proves the increasing interest in ontologies in recent years, due to the need for semantic clarity and data integration. It…

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