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Data science and artificial intelligence are fundamentally redefining what constitutes skill in investment management, shifting the sources of sustainable competitive advantage in ways most firms have yet to comprehend. This is not about automating existing workflows. It is about reconceptualizing which analytical tasks can be systematized and which genuinely require human judgment, then rebuilding investment processes around that distinction. Firms that fail to recognize this depth are not simply adopting tools more slowly. They are misunderstanding the nature of the change itself.
Simply having data isn't enough-how you organize, govern, and activate it makes all the difference. Leading organizations implement three specific practices: connect all your data together, label and organize it so it's easy to find, and set controls to ensure only the right people (or agents) have access to sensitive data sets.