# Adjacent industries comparison

Energy is not the only sector with high-stakes evidence work. The comparison matters because it helps explain what is unique here and what is portable.

## Insurance underwriting and claims
Shared traits:
- document-heavy
- exception-heavy
- high consequence
- recurring reviews

What energy adds:
- physical operations, commodity exposure, and infrastructure buildout

## Pharma regulatory
Shared traits:
- evidence packs
- approvals
- long review chains
- external authorities

What energy adds:
- recurring asset-level commercial decisions and scheduling loops

## Mining and royalties
Shared traits:
- title, permitting, geology, buildout, owner complexity

What energy adds:
- denser capital-market and regulatory interaction in many segments

## Data-center and power infrastructure development
Shared traits:
- siting, permitting, power, project finance, contracting, utility interfaces

What energy adds:
- broader operating history and denser recurring back-office loops

## Takeaway
Energy is attractive because it combines:
- recurring workflow density
- high capital consequence
- external review burden
- adjacency to AI’s physical infrastructure