AI can generate answers in seconds. But what happens when the information needed to make a decision isn't available online?
Sagar Kadakia, founder and CEO of Qualitate, believes reasoning is becoming abundant while real world evidence remains scarce. His company uses AI moderators to interview experts, capture their knowledge, and make that information accessible to businesses.
In this episode of The Tech Trek, Sagar explains how AI can change the economics of primary research. We discuss why human knowledge still matters, how AI interviews work, and what happens when companies can gather expert insight faster and at lower cost.
The conversation also explores AI's impact on jobs, why Sagar is hiring more engineers, and how early AI adoption could create lasting advantages for businesses.
Key Takeaways
AI reasoning is becoming widely available, but firsthand human knowledge remains difficult to access.
AI moderators can reduce the cost and complexity of collecting expert insights.
AI may affect coordination roles differently from engineering, sales, and physical services.
Companies adopting AI early could build advantages that compound over time.
Episode Highlights
00:55 | How Qualitate captures human knowledge using AI
04:20 | Why reasoning is abundant but real world evidence is scarce
08:20 | How AI could reshape research and consulting services
12:00 | Inside an AI moderated expert interview
23:00 | Which jobs could change as AI adoption increases
28:00 | Why AI adoption could separate competing companies
One Line That Stuck
"Reasoning is no longer scarce."
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