Only 45% of employees think their company has been successful in adopting AI over the past 12 months

- The 2025 Writer AI Survey
84% of CIOs say there are already too many AI tools available

- 2024 Canva CIO Report
74% of businesses plan to invest in AI this year. However, less than half of leaders are confident in their data quality to achieve those goals

- Semarchy AI Data Gap Report
47% of companies are shifting to on-premise solutions to develop their AI capabilities - cutting cloud costs which can exceed $1M per month for larger enterprises

- Menlo Ventures, 2024: The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise

Compare SLMs (Us) and LLMs (Them)

Them: Variable based on size of your organization and subject to increase over time
Us: Flexible payment schedule with total costs agreed to upfront including post-maintenance and support based on your needs
Them: Must accept provider's terms of service and privacy policies which are often not transparent
Us: Terms of service and privacy policies to fit your needs and that you and your customers can understand
Them: Models and their behavior change over time and may require users to adjust how they interact with AI
Us: We only update the underlying AI models when you have a need to change - today's versions are powerful enough to last for months, even years
Them: Responses can vary and citations are often difficult to validate where the source data originated which could be from anywhere on the Internet
Us: Answers are backed by the organization's specific data and the model's general knowledge base which is tested before implementation
Them: Your data resides on provider systems and may be used or shared beyond your control
Us: Data is stored on our private cloud or your own hardware should you choose - all on your terms

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