Melody Smith

About Melody Smith

Melody K. Smith has provided organizational, social media and digital communication services to a large non-profit for the past twenty years. Prior to that she championed employee engagement and communications in the healthcare field. She holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing. When not wrangling and writing TaxoDiary content for your reading pleasure, Melody writes fiction, rescues dogs and throws legendary dinner parties.

Why Explainable AI Matters

By |June 9th, 2026|News|Comments Off on Why Explainable AI Matters

Modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT, Gemini and other large language models (LLMs) are powerful technologies. They can write essays, summarize research, […]

The Missing Ingredient in the Race to AI

By |June 8th, 2026|Access Insights, Featured|Comments Off on The Missing Ingredient in the Race to AI

The race to artificial intelligence (AI) is often framed as a competition for faster models, bigger computing environments and more sophisticated algorithms. Organizations invest […]

Agentic AI and the Technologies Powering Its Future

By |June 5th, 2026|News|Comments Off on Agentic AI and the Technologies Powering Its Future

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering a new phase with the rise of agentic AI – systems capable of acting autonomously to achieve goals rather […]

Research and Originality

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Research is literally the foundation of scholarly communication. Every article, book chapter and conference paper builds upon the work of those who came before […]

Quality is Key for Responsible AI

By |June 3rd, 2026|News|Comments Off on Quality is Key for Responsible AI

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subset of artificial intelligence (AI). It has moved quickly from experimentation to everyday use, reshaping how organizations create, […]

Chasing Fairness in the Age of AI

By |June 2nd, 2026|News|Comments Off on Chasing Fairness in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have transformed the modern world at an astonishing pace. They help doctors identify diseases earlier, enable businesses to […]

Semantic Search and the Preservation of Scholarly Intent

By |June 1st, 2026|Access Insights, Featured|Comments Off on Semantic Search and the Preservation of Scholarly Intent

For decades, academic publishing has focused on creating authoritative, peer-reviewed content designed to advance knowledge. Yet, as discovery increasingly depends on artificial intelligence (AI) […]

From Keywords to “Wait, How Did It Know What I Meant?”

By |May 29th, 2026|News|Comments Off on From Keywords to “Wait, How Did It Know What I Meant?”

Search used to be pretty simple. You typed in a few words, crossed your fingers and hoped the internet handed you something useful instead […]

Data Integrity: The Quiet Backbone of Cybersecurity

By |May 28th, 2026|News|Comments Off on Data Integrity: The Quiet Backbone of Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity conversations often focus on hackers, ransomware and firewalls; however, one of the most critical pieces of the puzzle receives far less attention: data […]

The Many Roads Into Technology Careers

By |May 27th, 2026|News|Comments Off on The Many Roads Into Technology Careers

For years, technology careers carried a very specific stereotype: computer science degree, hoodie, coding since age twelve and a straight-line journey into Silicon Valley. […]