This document provides an overview of ontologies and how they can power artificial intelligence. It begins with biographies of Seth Earley, CEO and founder of Earley Information Science, who has over 20 years of experience in data science, technology, content management, and knowledge management. The document then discusses how ontologies can be used to describe domains of information and the relationships between taxonomies, thesauruses, and ontologies. It provides examples of how ontologies have been used by organizations like the Cleveland Museum of Art for traffic pattern analysis and by Allstate for semantic deconstruction. The document argues that ontologies can be applied to challenges like chatbots, question answering systems, and conversational commerce. It also discusses