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AI Sovereignty: Strategic Control in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Philip Henery
Philip Henery
January 6, 2025

Trend #2 – Maintain Control While Harnessing AI

The Issue

IT leaders see the potential benefits of AI and are investing in it, but they are also concerned about the threat it poses to their business. Creative and information-centered industries like music and news are already seeing evidence of AI threatening their business models.

These industries are fighting back by taking AI companies like Udio and Sunio to court for alleged copyright infringement. The New York Times, The Intercept, Raw Story, and Alternet are among publishers suing OpenAI for alleged copyright infringement. The decisions hold major implications for the future of creative industries and generative AI companies alike.

But AI threatens business models beyond creative industries. It is making waves in customer service, education, finance, legal, software development, marketing, sales, and more. IT leaders rank the likelihood of AI disrupting their business at about 3.5 out of 5. This is a close second only to a talent shortage causing disruption.

The Obstacles

AI poses a threat, yet organizations are investing in it to pursue its benefits. This creates tension between the organizations adopting the technology and the vendors providing it; one that’s managed by careful attention to governance and control mechanisms. Organizations wish to maintain their own AI sovereignty as they leverage powerful foundation models.

Case Examples

Goldman Sachs

Bans ChatGPT use but provides its own AI platform. The banking and investment firm developed a centralized platform, GS AI, that facilitates interaction between a menu of market-leading foundation models and proprietary organizational data.

Apple

Emphasizes “private cloud” AI for iPhone users. Apple emphasized that user privacy would be an important aspect of its AI execution in its latest iPhones, with models existing either on device or in Apple’s “Private Cloud.”

NuBinary

Appreciates the finer points of language, ensuring models were fine-tuned to account for regional dialects of English language for client ScribeWire’s accessible transcription solution.

KYield

Delivers AI tailored to the enterprise through its KOS system, designed to generate high-quality data tailored to organizational and individual needs.

Info-Tech

IT Assistant enhances member experience while maintaining control over data confidentiality, performance, and costs.

Future Predictions

By 2026:

  • More organizations will run purpose-built and smaller AI models locally
  • One in three organizations will value training on industry-specific data
  • AI and ML will enter the transformative quadrant on technology investment index

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About the Author

Philip Henery
Philip Henery
Marketing Administrator

Philip is a writer, editor, voiceover narrator, and producer of several forms of media from news articles to biographies, novels, podcasts, and even local music artists. He is ROCIMG's Marketing Administrator, and is partially responsible for pushing his company's presence to the forefront of their localized industry.

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