Phlebotomy vs. CalMag Dosing for HemochromatosisWhile I’m known for doing a lot of Ironman triathlons, a lesser-known fact is my body tends to accumulate iron. No relationship between…Nov 29, 2024Nov 29, 2024
Entity Resolution: Insights and Implications for AI ApplicationsBen Lorica 罗瑞卡 recently wrote an informative article (maybe the best, ever) for his Gradient Flow newsletter about the unique Senzing…Aug 22, 2023Aug 22, 2023
The Capricious Nature of Generative AI — How Old Is My Mother Now?Regarding Generative AI: If a different answer next time would be concerning, then you are likely using this tech the wrong way.May 14, 20231May 14, 20231
Questioning Myself … As ChatGPT Makes Plausible Claims About MeI’ve seen ChatGPT coming for months. After ChatGPT’s launch, we’re seeing its remarkable capabilities blooming left and right. I just…Feb 25, 2023Feb 25, 2023
Tuning Entity Resolution Algorithms Too Early — Resist. Resist.When it comes to entity resolution systems, early tinkering with algorithms can be a waste of time.Feb 3, 2023Feb 3, 2023
How to Handle Drifting Entity IDs in Entity Resolution SystemsA common question from those new to entity resolution is: Are the entity IDs being created persistent? Meaning, once a record is assigned…Oct 26, 2022Oct 26, 2022
Entity Resolution Has Many NamesIsn’t it ironic that a field focused on determining when two things are the same … has so many words to describe it?May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Evaluating Entity Resolution? How to Avoid Inaccurate Accuracy Testing.Imagine conducting vehicle safety tests, like measuring stopping distance or handling in high-speed turns, in a small parking lot set up…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Evaluating Entity Resolution? Beware of Behind the Curtain WizardryImagine evaluating a car by having a seasoned professional demonstrate how they can drive the car around the block … leaving you…Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Evaluating Entity Resolution? Don’t Overlook Operational Impacts!Imagine evaluating a car by just driving it around the block … when your real needs are a low maintenance, all-terrain vehicle with…Jan 12, 2022Jan 12, 2022
Entity Resolution Breakthrough Using AWS ECS Fargate & Aurora PostgreSQL Serverless“Good, fast, cheap. Choose two.”Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Quickly Discover Hidden Connections in PPP Loan Data Using SenzingAt Senzing we have created the first real-time AI for entity resolution. We make it quick and easy to accurately combine data about people…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
Entity-centric Learning vs. Record Matching Methods in Entity Resolution SystemsMost entity resolution algorithms rely on record matching — a method whereby each record is compared to other records for similarity…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Ambiguous Conditions in Entity Resolution SystemsMost entity resolution systems don’t handle ambiguous records properly. This tricky and subtle condition creates difficult to find false…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
Held Hostage by Expensive Homegrown Entity Resolution?The number of organizations still operating hard-coded and expensive homegrown entity resolution is incredible. A new urgency to cut…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
COVID-19 Business Risk — My “Back of the Cocktail Napkin” ExerciseAs the CEO of Senzing, an up-and-coming software company less than two years out of stealth mode, I find myself pondering the consequences…Mar 4, 20201Mar 4, 20201
Invisible False Positives in Entity Resolution Systems[I’ve attempted to make this subtle entity resolution accuracy issue understandable to the average reader. Not easy.]Aug 2, 20191Aug 2, 20191
Fantasy AnalyticsIt often amazes me what people think is computable given their actual observation space.Jul 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019
The Query is the DataA big revelation hit me the day an law enforcement investigator explained the yellow stickies plastered around his desktop computer screen.Mar 11, 20191Mar 11, 20191
Sequence NeutralityEver wonder why some systems have to be completely reloaded every so often? One common reason is: Sequence Neutrality.Feb 22, 2019Feb 22, 2019