Graphite KOS 5.0 Another year added to Synaptica’s 25 (+1) tenure and already we have our second major release of our knowledge organization system (KOS), Graphite, in 2021. We are continuing to update and evolve Graphite’s functionality to meet our...
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Comparing A to B While recently discussing taxonomy versioning with a few of our clients, they cited A/B testing as one of their use cases for creating taxonomy versions. In addition to creating point-in-time versions of...
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Relationships It is fundamental human nature to form relationships. Forming a relationship between two people is based on transparency, mutually beneficial outcomes, and trust. The world of online semantics is modeled on...
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What Is Ethical AI? Ethical, or responsible, artificial intelligence (AI), “is the branch of the ethics of technology specific to artificially intelligent systems. It is sometimes divided into a concern...
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Bite-sized Taxonomy Boot Camp London Wednesday, June 9th 2021 15.00-15.45pm BST The Synaptica team are taking part with our clients The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in the next Bite-sized virtual event...
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Things in Threes There is an expression that good things come in threes. There is also an expression that bad things come in threes. In Semantic Web standards, specifically RDF, the atomic data entity is a tripartite structure called a semantic...
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The Semantic Web As a taxonomist and employee of a company which publishes taxonomy and ontology management software, semantics and the Semantic Web are never far from mind. Semantics is “the study...
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Graphite KOS 4.0 Well, what a long, strange trip 2020 has been. We made it! Here we are! Synaptica continues to work diligently on updating and improving our ontology management software, Graphite, and we’ve made a lot of additions...
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It Is What It Is As a taxonomist, when I hear the expression “it is what it is,” I’m tempted to define the subject (“it”) of this statement as categorically clear. It is what...
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Sophia V. Prater is the Chief Evangelist of Object-Oriented UX. Before starting her own company, Rewired, she has led UX efforts for clients including AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Athena...
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