E433: AlphaSense’s Chris Ackerson on AI, the Future of Finance & Finding Alpha

Proprietary, curated data—not frontier model access—is becoming the real competitive edge in AI-driven financial research.

• AI augments, not replaces: A major investment bank used AlphaSense to boost average banker coverage by up to 15%, freeing staff for higher-value client work rather than cutting headcount.
• Vertical beats horizontal AI: Ackerson cites a leading AI lab's data showing 5-9% error rates on market-data MCPs, calling any error rate a "nonstarter" for professional investors; AlphaSense claims 3x higher quality at 3x lower cost via its proprietary harness.

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