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EPISODE
06

AI, taxonomies, and beyond: Navigating the data landscape with Jessica Talisman

February 23, 2024
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Description

Join Jessica Talisman, as she sheds light on how Amazon leverages data, how information architecture shapes the company's data landscape, and the pivotal role humans play in AI applications.

Speakers

Tarush Aggarwal
Jessica Talisman

Key takeaways

The crucial role of the semantic layer

The semantic layer acts as a crucial link for integrating AI with schema fields, ontologies, and metadata layers. A well-established semantic layer is important for accurately presenting and organizing information, which results in smooth collaboration with AI systems.

Data and Analytics Stack at Amazon

Amazon relies on AWS infrastructure and the integration of internal tools - Redshift as their data warehouse with QuickSight & OpenSearch for data reporting and monitoring.

Tool agnostic practices key to success

Embracing tool-agnostic practices is pivotal for business success. This approach emphasizes a solid grasp of domain expertise and the adaptability to learn new tools. Businesses need to support employees in acquiring the tools they need,  this will foster a culture that values fundamental skills over tool-specific expertise. 

Balancing AI reliance

Companies need to have human intervention in ensuring AI accurately understands business processes, preventing potential pitfalls associated with over-reliance on automated systems.

Episode Highlights

“I do see a lot of companies, a lot of people who think we can have AI just build these taxonomies.But is it going to represent your business correctly? How can you trust that? You can train on data, but if your data is not clean, then it's gonna be very confusing for AI”

Jessica Talisman

“The fundamental practice of being an architect, an engineer, an analyst is the capacity to learn the tool.If you're at a point where you're hiring an expert simply for the tool, I hope that person also has the skill set to understand the domain as well. I do believe in tool agnostic practice”

Jessica Talisman

“I appreciate these really focused products where you aren't necessarily on a proprietary cloud because of the tools. But you choose the tools because they are more performant and get the job done. I do think that there's convenience. And there's forward thinking planning where you are choosing the right tools to construct your stack”

Jessica Talisman

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Join Jessica Talisman, as she sheds light on how Amazon leverages data, how information architecture shapes the company's data landscape, and the pivotal role humans play in AI applications.

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