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Data and AI Impact Report: The Trust Imperative New research shows that without this, your AI initiatives will lack clarity.

Trust is key. Did the report title give it away?

There are two elements of trust to consider: how much we trust AI and whether the technology itself is truly trustworthy.

When there is a divide between these two and our trust and use of AI outpaces its trustworthiness, innovation and ROI disappear.

How do you solve this dilemma?

Invest in responsible AI
Organizations that invest in responsible AI and strong governance see higher ROI, while even the most advanced organizations underperform without it.

57% of organizations plan to moderately increase investments in responsible AI.

25% expect to significantly increase investments in responsible AI.

What else should you do for AI success?

Set strategic goal

If your AI goal is to save money, are you already losing?

You might be.

The report shows that AI value comes from reimagining processes across the organization, not trimming budgets.

Are you ready for what’s next?

Prepare for agentic and quantum AI: Organizations are quickly moving beyond generative AI and into agents and quantum technologies. But most aren’t ready.

Main challenges impeding AI progress:

49% Non-optimized cloud data environments
44% Insufficient data governance
41% A shortage of skilled specialists

How do you get ready?

Dive into the research

If you or your organization use AI, you can’t ignore this report.

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