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The future of opposition research isn't about doing less research – it's about doing better research. It's about liberating our most valuable resources – our researchers' expertise, judgment, and understanding – from the mechanical tasks that consume their time.

As someone who has spent their career in political opposition research, I've watched with keen interest as artificial intelligence has begun to reshape our industry. When ChatGPT emerged, I saw two possible futures unfolding before us.

Think about how a skilled researcher processes information. They don't just read documents – they understand context, categorize information, extract key facts, and organize everything into a coherent narrative.

When we launched Archive Engine, we set out to solve a specific problem: making vast amounts of research material more accessible and actionable. But in doing so, we glimpsed something bigger – a fundamental transformation in how political research can work.