AI Is Only As Good As Your Data: Why Business Leaders Must Champion Data Readiness
ET Insights, Monday, July 21st, 2025
The business world is racing to embrace GenAI and autonomous agents. From uncovering new efficiencies and accelerating decision-making to unlocking previously hidden opportunities, AI holds enormous promise for every facet of enterprise operations.
But as adoption accelerates, one critical reality remains for business leaders: AI is only as powerful as the data it runs on. And for most enterprises, that data isn't ready.
Whether driven by regulators, investors, or internal compliance teams, organizations are under increasing pressure to ensure that AI is grounded in the rules of business and understands the framework for how enterprises buy, sell, and partner to drive global commerce. Those rules are embedded in contracts, making them one of the richest and most underutilized data sources for the enterprise.