To what extent is your PE firm using AI to drive margins/improve portcos?

There’s been a lot of talk about the disruptive potential of AI but I’ve seen very little discussion on here regarding:

(1) whether sponsors view AI as a threat (terminal value risk) or an opportunity (margins, new products, etc)?

and (2) to what extent PE firms have begun using LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, etc) in the diligence process or at the portfolio level to increase productivity?

I’m joining a large-cap, technology focused PE firm this summer but am  curious to hear how others firms have approached this topic. Would greatly appreciate people sharing their observations thus far. Thanks!

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