John Webster, COO of Technology and Operations at CPP Investments, evaluates whether AI technology provides durable moats for investment managers.
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“Technology never confers a lasting competitive advantage, because whatever is available to you is available to everybody else.”
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PredictionNot checkable as stated
As AI automates IQ, economic value will accrue to EQ, Webster says
“If IQ is under attack, value is going to accrue to EQ.”
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