Tony Seale



With ten years of semantic data experience and an endless stream of insightful posts on LinkedIn, Tony Seale has earned the moniker "The Knowledge Graph Guy."



Tony says there's precious little time for enterprises to prepare their data with the interconnectedness and semantic meaning that it needs to be ready for the coming wave of more powerful AI technology.



We talked about:



his 10-year history of applying academic knowledge graph insights to commercial work, mostly in the finance industry

the yin-yang relationship in his "neuro-symbolic loop" concept that connects creative, generative LLMs and the reliable, structured knowledge provided by knowledge graphs

the contrast in reasoning capabilities between LLMs and knowledge graphs

how neither formal logic nor probabilistic systems are rarely the right answer on their own, hence the yin-yang analogy

the crucial role of understanding and consolidating data, the gold mine on which every enterprise is sitting that describes any organization's unique value

the power of understanding the "ontological core" of your business and then projecting it, selectively and strategically, to the world

the urgent threat posed by snake oil salesmen and other opportunists coming into the graph world and derailing enterprises' chances to properly exploit their unique data advantage

the two crucial characteristics of AI-ready data: connectedness and semantic meaning

his work chairing the Data Product Ontology (DPROD) working group, an effort to provide a semantic definition of what a data product is



Tony's bio

For over a decade, Tony has been passionate about linking data. His creative vision for integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and Knowledge Graphs in large organisations has gained widespread attention, particularly through his popular weekly LinkedIn posts, earning him the reputation of 'The Knowledge Graph Guy.'



Tony’s journey into AI and knowledge graphs began as a secret side project, working from a computer under his desk while employed at an investment bank. What started as a personal passion quickly evolved into an area of deep expertise. Over the past decade, Tony has successfully delivered several mission-critical Knowledge Graphs into production for Tier 1 investment banks, helping these institutions better organise and leverage their data.



Now, Tony has just founded The Knowledge Graph Guys, a brand-new consultancy dedicated to making knowledge graphs accessible to organisations of all sizes. Through this venture, he aims to empower businesses with the tools and strategies needed to harness this powerful technology.

Connect with Tony online



LinkedIn

The Knowledge Graph Guys



Resources mentioned in this podcast



Connected Data London conference

Knowledge Graph Conference

GraphGeeks podcast

DPROD working group



Video

Here’s the video version of our conversation:



https://youtu.be/lkNvCzwhTRY

Podcast intro transcript

This is the Knowledge Graph Insights podcast, episode number 11. Whether they realize it or not, every business on the planet is sitting on a gold mine, the precious data that uniquely positions them in their industry and market. With ten years of AI practice and an endless stream of insightful social media posts, Tony Seale has earned the moniker "The Knowledge Graph Guy." Tony argues that enterprises that fail to grasp the urgent need to consolidate and understand their data will not survive the coming wave of more powerful AI.

Interview transcript

Larry:

Hi, everyone. Welcome to episode number 11 of the Knowledge Graph Insights podcast. I am really delighted today to welcome to the show Tony Seale.