Beyond Data: Where Are the Real Moats in the AI Era?
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As Large Language Models (LLMs) become commodities, a tempting narrative has taken hold: data is the only moat that matters. But for leaders shaping the future of their organisations, this raises a critical question: in an era of democratised AI, where do durable competitive advantages truly lie? While a proprietary dataset is a powerful asset, it is a fragile foundation on its own. True defensibility in the age of AI is not built on a single moat, but on a strategically integrated portfolio of advantages that are far harder for competitors to replicate.