The article is decent, but I see two mistakes: the author assumes that AI/ML can’t produce unique insights from public data; and she conflates AI/ML with automa

The article is decent, but I see two mistakes: the author assumes that AI/ML can’t produce unique insights from public data; and she conflates AI/ML with automation. While it’s true that you won’t find anything that your competitors haven’t if you use the same data and the same AI/ML techniques, there’s nothing stopping companies from differentiating on the techniques in addition to (or even instead of) the data. If you just use plug-and-play AI, then sure, you’ll need a unique data set if you want unique results. The section about finding faster, less error-prone ways to apply existing insights sounds more like automation than AI. There’s certainly overlap, but they’re two different things.