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Writing about data, AI and the gap between a demo and everyday use. These pieces began on LinkedIn. Each keeps its original publication date, with later revisions noted in the article.
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Learning from an AI tour of South East Asia
Conversations at SuperAI Singapore about practical deployment, model costs and learning to use AI well. I like it when AI gets boring.
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The ceiling and the floor
Benchmarks get the headlines. Stability, support and everyday usability deserve attention too, in both AI and BI.
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BI in 2025: still pasting into Excel
More than two decades of "no more exports". Why decision-making often continues outside the tool, and what could improve that.
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Hi AI: how real is real?
From GPT-3 poems to robots in Shanghai hotel lifts. Firsthand observations on experimentation and practical deployment.
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How big should a data team be?
A question about staffing, business context and the limits of revenue-based comparisons. With a 2026 postscript.