Data and AI
6 long-form articles on data and artificial intelligence by Sahir Maharaj, Lead Data Scientist and Microsoft MVP. Practical, research-grounded essays on how AI is changing data.

Winners in AI Are the Ones With the Best Data
The competitive moat in AI is not the model. It is what the model was trained on.
July 28, 202611 min read

Your Digital Twin Is Already Being Built
The version of you living on servers you never signed up for.
June 28, 202610 min read

Who Gets Paid When AI Learns From You?
The overdue argument for treating your data as work, not exhaust.
June 23, 202610 min read

Decoding the Ethics Behind AI Advertising
The line between personalization that helps and targeting that exploits.
June 13, 202610 min read

Privacy in AI: How Much Is Too Much?
The fine line between personalization that helps and personalization that watches.
May 28, 202610 min read

Can We Train Machines to Be Better Than Us?
If AI learns from us, can it ever rise above our worst patterns?
May 10, 202610 min read