Use secure local EU AI solutions

Why EU AI solutions are the better choice for data sovereignty in companies

As of February 2025, AI solutions that pose an unacceptable risk under European law are prohibited in the EU – this is regulated by the so-called EU AI Act . Comprehensive bans and regulations now apply, particularly affecting high-risk applications. Such applications must be shut down immediately and may not continue to operate.

In contrast, the US and China are primarily relying on cloud-based AI solutions controlled by large corporations. This poses two major risks for medium-sized businesses in Germany, Austria, and across the EU:

1. Data protection and surveillance
   Cloud providers based in the USA are subject to the US CLOUD Act. This means that authorities can demand access to your data – even if it is stored on European servers. This jeopardizes the confidentiality of sensitive customer and business data and significantly weakens compliance with data protection regulations .

2. Dependence and loss of control
   In China, data processing and analysis are under strict state control. As a European company, you risk losing control over your data there, and it becomes impossible to track how it is used.

Let's look in detail at the two risks to data sovereignty and what the lack of international legal regulations regarding artificial intelligence causes.

What the lack of regulations on AI use risks

Without clear guidelines for the use of AI systems, there is a risk that sensitive company data will be passed on unprotected to cloud AI providers or similar services.

This can lead not only to data breaches: If sensitive business information is processed without oversight or stored in insecure environments, companies risk serious financial and legal consequences . Our contacts are often unaware of, or at least not aware of, the liability of management under the GDPR.

Guidelines and regulations for the use of artificial intelligence are lacking in many companies. As a result, an employee can easily have current business results or applicant data processed online, without regard for confidentiality or data protection. The use of secure AI offers undeniable advantages, especially when the solution can be operated locally or on-premises.

We therefore see compliance with the AI ​​Act and the use of secure, local EU AI solutions as crucial steps in minimizing such risks. Our focus on secure, local artificial intelligence confirms our approach, and with CLUE, our on-premise AI platform , we offer a clean, data protection-compliant solution for medium-sized businesses .

What does a secure EU AI solution mean for your company?

The AI ​​Act aims to make the use of artificial intelligence safer and more transparent. Individual, European local AI solutions offer the opportunity to use artificial intelligence in a trustworthy and secure manner .

At CXO Partners, we go a step further with our products: we consistently focus on secure, local AI deployment . Our AI solutions are on-premise and optimized for the sustainable use of system resources. This creates a solid foundation for the digitalization of businesses within the EU .

With our local EU AI solutions , we avoid the data privacy and dependency risks outlined earlier. Data sovereignty always remains within the company, ensuring no loss of control over your data . For businesses handling sensitive data, our solutions offer a truly secure way to integrate artificial intelligence into their business processes for increased efficiency. This is how we safeguard your data sovereignty.

CXO Partners makes safe AI usable in a wide variety of areas : in municipal services, healthcare, legal services or consulting.

How can your company use local AI?

Now is the ideal time to review existing digital processes and ensure they use artificial intelligence in a clean and data protection-compliant manner. This will guarantee compliance in the processing, storage, and use of sensitive company data.

The introduction of secure, local AI solutions can help to leverage the benefits of digitalization with full transparency in processing and secure data sovereignty .

Our conclusion on EU AI solutions

The new regulations of the AI ​​Act and the risks of AI cloud solutions demonstrate how problematic the solutions offered by large corporations from the US and China are. With the secure, data protection-compliant use of artificial intelligence from within and around the EU, clean solutions can be implemented – without loss of transparency and with full control over one's own data.

With our AI solutions, which are geared towards local or on-premise operation, we have been committed to secure implementation from the outset. This allows us to leverage our in-depth expertise in building local artificial intelligence to sustainably and efficiently optimize business processes within companies.

We're happy to provide individual support and secure AI solutions . Let's get started – when would be a good time for you?

Further reading recommendations

• Digital processes are effective – combining efficiency and data protection with local AI
• EU AI Act as protection against high-risk AI
• Offline AI: Use 100% clean AI processing locally on-premise.
• Secure digital processes with AI: data protection compliant & local

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