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Stop debating model benchmarks and start building enterprise data moats

◆ 65RelevanceOn a story from Stratechery9h ago

The choice between open or closed models is secondary to how AI actually interfaces with a customer's core operational data. You must decide if you are building a replaceable wrapper or the essential plumbing that makes AI usable in high-stakes environments.

Takeaways

  • Model performance is becoming a commodity; integration and data sovereignty are the moats.
  • The 'religious war' distracts from solving tangible, boring enterprise operational bottlenecks.
  • Prioritize building the 'operating system' for AI rather than just the application layer.
Read the original at stratechery.com
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