Safeguarding client data and gaining an edge with self-hosted AI

​AI tools are most powerful and useful when they have access to confidential matter-specific material and can cite relevant sources directly from your file. Rather than send this confidential data outside the firm's secure perimeter, which is almost always necessary with the offerings from OpenAI, Google or Microsoft, it is now possible to bring AI tools completely inside the firm's own network, whether remote or on-premise. Although this requires more expertise and initial setup than using cloud-based offerings, the advantages in terms of privacy, customizability, control, and long-term cost far outweigh the additional complexity