Institutional AI: Building the Factory Floor for Knowledge Work

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Explore how firms like Man Group move beyond AI magic to build an institutional factory floor, using proprietary data and agentic workflows for knowledge work.

Institutional AI: Building the Factory Floor for Knowledge Work

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Execute the strategic AI instructions from 'man group ainstrategy prompt.txt'—focusing on practical, systems-oriented implementation and infrastructure—using the context of the Odd Lots podcast transcript with Gary Collier and Tushara Fernando (Source 1). Refrain from hype and treat AI as institutional infrastructure.

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