Beyond the Model: Why Document Intelligence Is the Next AI Infrastructure Layer

Every serious AI project eventually runs into the same moment. The model is capable. The team knows what they're doing. The architecture makes sense on paper. And then someone asks: where does the data actually come from? For most enterprises, the answer is documents. Contracts, invoices, regulatory filings, scanned reports, vendor submissions, and the kind of data that reflects how businesses actually operate. It exists in abundance. Getting it into a shape that AI systems can reliably act on i