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THE LEDGER

SECTION 10

ISSUE 001

PROJECTIONthesis1-3yconfidence / medium

Recurring Workflow Triggers Beat Passive Distribution

Projection: The most defensible application distribution will arrive at the moment work must happen—a renewal, incident, filing, purchase, or patient handoff—rather than waiting for a user to open a generic assistant. The mechanism is ownership of recurring triggers. Model swaps test whether the embedded product, not raw capability, earns renewal.

Why this idea is here

What the evidence establishes.

The cited captures document concentrated AI investment and application-layer differentiation. They do not prove that recurring workflow triggers form a moat; renewal after a model swap is the declared adoption test.

Source ledger

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  1. S01
    Economy | The 2026 AI Index Report

    academic index / dated 2026-04 / retrieved 2026-07-10

  2. S02
    Venture capital investments in artificial intelligence through 2025

    intergovernmental report / dated 2026-02 / retrieved 2026-07-09

  3. S03
    Big Ideas 2026: Part 1

    investor thesis / dated 2025-12 / retrieved 2026-07-09

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