A data moat is competitive defensibility built on data competitors cannot easily obtain: proprietary domain corpora, labeled outcomes, usage feedback, or exclus
Competitive defensibility built on data competitors cannot easily obtain: proprietary domain corpora, labeled outcomes, usage feedback, or exclusive access rights. In a world where model capability commoditizes quarterly, data moats are among the few durable AI advantages.
Specificity. 'We have lots of data' is not a moat; 'we have five years of labeled claim outcomes no competitor will share' is. Real moats also carry obligations: consent, privacy, and governance scale with the asset's value.