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ENTERPRISE IT
CHRIS HOWARD
TITLE : DISTINGUISHED VP ANALYST AND CHIEF OF RESEARCH
COMPANY : GARTNER LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Howard is Gartner ’ s Chief of
Research , where he ensures that Gartner research meets the general and industry-specific needs of senior executives , with emphasis on both technical and business leadership . Howard has been involved in multiple areas of technology as a consultant , teacher , developer , architect and analyst .
leveraging AI is no longer a nice to have , but is imperative to remain competitive ,” comments Matei Zaharia , Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Databricks , and Associate Professor of Computer Science , University of California , Berkeley .
AI trust , risk and security management With the widespread accessibility of AI , the need for AI Trust , Risk , and Security Management ( TRiSM ) has become more urgent . Without guardrails , AI models can rapidly generate compounding negative effects that spin out of control , overshadowing any positive performance and societal gains that AI enables .
Gartner predicts that , by 2026 , enterprises applying AI TRiSM controls will significantly improve decision-making accuracy by eliminating faulty and illegitimate information .
“ CISOs can ’ t let AI control their organisation ,” Mark Horvath , VP Analyst at Gartner said at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit in London in September . “ AI requires new forms of TRiSM that conventional controls don ’ t provide .”
AI-augmented development According to Gartner , AI-assisted software engineering improves developer productivity
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