The AI in Business Podcast Why Architecture Determines the Future of AI Innovation - with Aaron Levie of Box
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Nov 20, 2025 
In this discussion, Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box, delves into how AI is revolutionizing enterprise data architecture. He highlights the importance of managing unstructured data, like contracts, and how AI can enhance workflows through retrieval-augmented generation. Levie also explains Box's approach to minimizing misinformation with domain hubs and the significance of modular architecture for accelerating AI innovations. He emphasizes the pressing need for businesses to integrate AI deeply into their core products rather than as an afterthought, all while considering the ethical implications of this rapid evolution.
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Data Value Reversal
- AI flips the value of data: more data can now create more value instead of more clutter.
- Unstructured content (PDFs, contracts, media) becomes the critical frontier for enterprise AI insights.
Prepare Data Before Adding Models
- Get your data organized, governed, and queryable before layering AI on top.
- Ensure permissions, indexing, and access models allow AI to safely run across your information.
CDO Remit Expands 10x
- Chief data officers now own vastly more information domains, including contracts and IP.
- Their remit expands by an order of magnitude to include unstructured data for AI-driven value extraction.