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

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

The Portrait of You That Lives in a Database
What it means when an algorithm predicts you better than your friends.
July 6, 202610 min read

The Intersection of AGI and Human Potential
What it would mean to redesign what it is to be human, and who should decide.
June 7, 202611 min read

When AI Can Sound Like Your Favorite Artist
The voice cloning debate nobody in music wanted to have.
May 22, 20268 min read

Why You Can't Afford to Ignore AI
The org chart quietly changed. Most companies haven't caught up yet.
May 13, 202610 min read