Research Expert: The War on Truth in the Age of AI Bilal Sabouni

Bilal Sabouni is a research and insights leader & Regional Managing Director at Guidepoint, operating at the intersection of data, expertise, and decision-making in today’s intelligence economy. With a career built around connecting organizations to real-world expertise, he brings a unique perspective on how research is evolving in an age shaped by AI, misinformation, and information overload. In this episode, we explore whether research is an art or a science, why AI still falls short of human judgment, and how to navigate bias, misinformation, and analysis paralysis in a world flooded with data. 0:00 Intro 2:54 Bilal’s background 4:32 Research an art or a science 6:26 AI is still inferior to humans today 8:25 AI & Research / Guidepoint 14:20 Countering data bias in AI 17:11 The social media misinformation war 20:12 How do you select experts to add to the network? 26:35 Becoming experts in a new sector 30:23 What is research? 35:05 What is a futurist? 37:35 Analysis paralysis 41:33 Staying relevant as an expert 44:51 What makes a researcher stand out? 46:53 Research misconceptions 52:25 Guidepoint & the intelligence economy 57:29 What is an expert? 1:03:20 Insight vs structure foresight 1:04:55 Compliance & liability 1:07:22 How did Bilal enter research? 1:11:00 Bilal’s legacy 1:14:17 Proud 1:18:13 Last message Follow Bilal: Linkedin: Website: Follow Hope It Helps: Linkedin: Instagram: Tiktok: Website:

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Research Expert: The War on Truth in the Age of AI Bilal Sabouni is an episode from Hope It Helps by Khaled Abuljebain.

This episode is 84:16 long.

This episode was published on Mar 23, 2026.

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