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# Interview with Phil Westcott: Exploring AI's Impact on PE
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## Interview with Phil Westcott: Exploring AI's Impact on PE
In this 45 minute interview, our CEO Phil Westcott joins Ihar Valodzin, Founder of [ListAlpha](https://www.listalpha.com/), and the pair discuss the latest trends in private equity data, the impact of AI on deal origination, and the story behind Filament Syfter.
Phil explains why it’s crucial for a Private Equity firm to accumulate their own unique in-house database on their addressable market, allowing them to then train their own proprietary AI signals and scoring
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