The Wrong Diagnosis If you’re on LinkedIn and anywhere near the tech world, chances are your feed is flooded with thought pieces declaring that AI is collapsing. The headlines are dire, the tone often gleeful. I’ll admit — they bring a wry smile to my face. This is a familiar pattern: every time human ingenuity […]
Author: Vivian
Governance or Consequence: What Kind of Future Are You Shipping?
Governance in the age of AI is often treated like that aspirational pair of jeans you keep in the closet—bought for when you finally “get in shape” or start going to the gym. A worthy intention, always deferred. Many teams plan to tackle it once they have more headcount, a bigger budget, or fewer competing […]
Why AI Needs More Than Data: Lessons from Dialogism
AI in the Liminal: Between Code and Culture I’ve worked across the boundaries of language, culture, and machine learning—first as a scholar in critical theory and later as a professional in internationalization and NLP. Somewhere along the way, I found myself explaining ‘pragmatics’ and ‘semiotics’ in data labeling interviews—and getting blank stares. That moment stuck […]