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EP 595: Data First: The Strategic Playbook for AI Success

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Aug 22, 2025
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Ashish Verma
Joined by Ashish Verma, the US Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Deloitte, this discussion underscores the crucial role of a robust data strategy for AI success. Ashish breaks down how relying solely on AI tools isn't sufficient; instead, it's the quality of your data that truly matters. He delves into the evolving landscape with agentic AI, sharing insights on data management challenges, the importance of a diverse data marketplace, and how structured and unstructured data can drive business transformation.
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INSIGHT

Data Is The Real Fuel For AI

  • Data is the foundational fuel that drives AI outcomes, not just models or algorithms.
  • Organizations rarely have enough internal data and must combine internal, partner, third-party, and synthetic data.
INSIGHT

Hallucination Reflects Data And Labels

  • Hallucination in probabilistic models reflects model behavior, not necessarily a bug.
  • Proper labeling and annotation of datasets determine whether model outputs match your ambition.
ADVICE

Create A Contextual Data Marketplace

  • Build a data marketplace as a single landing spot so users can discover, request, and consume datasets with policies and compute.
  • Pair the marketplace with a data concierge and appropriate compute (CPU/GPU/TPU) to scale internal demand.
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