VFF - The signal in the noise

Dr. Wael Salloum

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Enterprise AI's Real Moat: Operating Layers, Not Models

Enterprise AI's Real Moat: Operating Layers, Not Models

Enterprise AI's competitive advantage lies not in foundation model capability but in who controls the operating layer where intelligence is applied, governed, and improved over time. Incumbent organizations can embed AI directly into workflows, creating feedback loops from human decisions that allow systems to learn and improve continuously, while API-based model providers offer stateless, general-purpose intelligence that resets with each prompt. The organizations best positioned to dominate enterprise AI are those that can convert high-volume operational data, domain expertise, and tacit knowledge into reusable signals that compound with use.

by Dr. Wael Salloumยท MIT Technology Review
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