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AMANDA K GABRIELE


What Does One Dashboard Actually Cost the Planet? I Did the Math.
Polls show a majority of Americans, across both parties, don't want one near them. The objection that comes up first, again and again, is water.
Amanda Gabriele
Sep 34 min read


I Chair a Public Budget Committee. AI Is About to Make Data Literacy a Survival Skill.
Most of the real work of oversight isn't math. It's asking where a number came from, what assumption is buried inside it, and what the chart on the screen is quietly leaving out.
Amanda Gabriele
Sep 14 min read


We're Measuring AI Adoption. We Should Be Measuring Whether Anything Got Better.
Right now, in a lot of companies, someone is building a dashboard that tracks what percentage of employees used an AI tool this week. Seats activated. Prompts per person. Logins trending up and to the right. Somewhere a slide is being finished that says "73% adoption," and everyone in the room nods.
Amanda Gabriele
Aug 273 min read


Everyone Can Predict the Future Now. Proof Is the Hard Part.
The AI age has made one thing nearly free: the confident vision of the future. Anyone can generate a persuasive forecast, a slick roadmap, a bold "this changes everything" thesis in about ten seconds.
Amanda Gabriele
Aug 243 min read


Everything You Can Count Is Up. Everything That Matters Is Flat.
Everything easy to count is soaring. AI adoption is above 90%, so ubiquitous the researchers say "are we using AI" is no longer even a useful question.
Amanda Gabriele
Aug 213 min read


The most interesting AI story this week isn't about a chatbot. It's about your laptop.
There's a Stanford and Together AI paper making the rounds, "Intelligence per Watt" (Saad-Falcon et al.). Investors have seized on it as a "the hyperscalers are doomed" story.
Amanda Gabriele
Aug 203 min read


Most analytics teams won't survive the AI shift. Here's what the ones that do are doing now.
One group of teams will spend the next year-and-a-half in a quiet crisis moving faster than ever, trusted less than ever, generating more output and less confidence, wondering why more AI didn't make them more valuable. The other group will look almost boring by comparison.
Amanda Gabriele
Aug 184 min read


Budget Analysis: A Data-Driven Look at North Haven Schools
North Haven schools provide excellent value to taxpayers.We spend significantly less than others while achieving better-than-average results
Amanda Gabriele
Jan 2, 20254 min read


The Board of Education Budget: Addressing FAQs
As the Board of Education (BOE) budget season kicks into gear, it's natural for community members to have questions and concerns about where their tax dollars are going and why certain decisions are being made. We understand the importance of transparency and clarity, so let's address some of the frequently asked questions surrounding the BOE budget. As a sitting BOE member I will do my best to provide my perspective here and clarification. As always, this is based on my own
Amanda Gabriele
May 13, 20244 min read


What Does Chat GPT Know About North Haven?
Chat GPT is the latest rage and I wanted to see what it had to say about my home town.
Amanda Gabriele
Jun 10, 20232 min read


North Haven Board of Education in Context - Video
Are you interested in learning more about where North Haven Board of Education stands when compared to our peers. It is a quick video...
Amanda Gabriele
Mar 14, 20231 min read


Testing Assumptions and "Self-Think"
Are you familiar with the concept of "self-think"? It is really common in web design. Just because a certain layout makes sense to you,...
Amanda Gabriele
Jan 6, 20235 min read


North Haven, CT 2023-2024 Budget Research
In advance of the 2023/2024 annual budget cycle in North Haven, I wanted to gather some data to help with informed decision making. A...
Amanda Gabriele
Jan 6, 20234 min read


My Questions for the 23-24 Board of Ed Budget Discussion
My questions about the proposed 23/24 North Haven Board of Education Budget.
Amanda Gabriele
Jan 4, 20234 min read
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