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FEATURE : CIO STRATEGIES
Such hesitations could lead boards to block the use of LLMs outright . But employees , in and out of work , are already using gen AI . We ’ ve found that 76 % of the general public feels positive about the increasing use of Gen AI to create content they consume .
Instead of blunt diktats , CIOs should oversee stringent data governance and implement responsible AI frameworks . Such frameworks will establish where AI will and won ’ t be applied and acceptable levels of risks . And strict data governance will ensure that wherever AI is applied , it ’ s done so leveraging the most accurate , high-impact data .
This is pivotal for more organisations to put in place .
Scaling AI means bringing people along
Another aspect of CIOs stepping into the wider business is shaping the future of work and collaboration . In the intelligence era , data literacy must go beyond IT and into the business through the democratisation of data analytics . AI has a massive role to play in making it happen .
Integrating natural language processing ( NLP ) into data analytics software allows a much wider set of business users to prep , analyse and interpret data . Engaging with data in a natural way invites more exploration and applications of data to turbo-boost and accelerate speed to insight . This is an important step to
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