Data privacy

RAG to riches - coding a solution to AI’s privacy problem This article is sponsored by:

Zoho's Sridhar Vembu argues that while DeepSeek has democratized AI development, the real race now is building secure, machine-verifiable AI systems that can deliver agentic automation without compromising privacy. Can a two-brained approach be the solution?

Diagnosis AI - the prognosis for healthcare transformation is that it won't move at 'the speed of Blair'

“You should have AI nurses, AI doctors." AI clearly has genuine transformational potential in the healthcare sector, but is it really as simple as the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change seems to think?

Something for the weekend - how do we feel when the security experts aren't that confident when it comes to AI agents?

Agentic AI is the latest tech innovation for us to get worrying about. Salesforce's State of IT report doesn't do much for confidence boosting.

America and the EU - can Microsoft's stand bridge the growing gap across The Pond? (Spoiler - probably not, but thanks for trying...)

Relations between the US and the EU have never been more tense. Microsoft has chosen now to set out its digital commitments to Europe.

Data protection – in this brave new AI world, why is my proprietary data the one thing no one will protect?

It's the grim irony of the AI world. Your bank account details may be protected, but your life's work and sole source of income? Nope.

AI in Financial Services – the challenge of squaring US trade policy with industry needs

The US is taking a blunt-instrument approach to AI safety: knocking it on the head, in fact. But that doesn't work for many international markets, notes Revolut's risk assessor.

The future of privacy - how real-time data streaming safeguards customers in an AI-driven world This article is sponsored by:

As AI accelerates, data privacy risks are growing. Confluent's Peter Pugh-Jones explores how real-time data streaming is helping businesses stay secure, compliant, and agile.

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Trust me on this - Cisco's Privacy Benchmark Study exposes alarming contradictions around AI adoption and data privacy practices

Enterprises believe in the benefits of privacy regulations in theory, but what's happening in practice, particularly when it comes to AI adoption?

Something for the weekend - generative AI is data laundering. J'accuse!

More content owners are suing the world’s AI giants for theft. But the hidden story is more interesting: vendors’ use of pirate sites to give their actions a seeming veneer of alt respectability. 

Global learnings - what the UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan could learn from US location data gaps

The US’s permissive personal data scraping regime has ‘unlocked’ AI innovations like raising insurance rates and allowing hackers to track your every move. These recent developments suggest valuable lessons in implementing the UK AI Opportunities Action Plan.

Gaia-X - some real world user stories in action

So much for the paperwork; here are some real world exemplars emerging from the recent Gaia-X Summit.

Why hallucinating parking AI needs stronger governance

What happens when automated parking lot AI systems issue tickets based on hallucinated evidence? The current framework calls into question how these tools' broad adoption and limited oversight could erode trust in AI-powered automated decision-making across other domains as well.

Gaia-X Summit – how the paperwork meets the tech

Part two of a three part report from Gaia-X.