Jamie Dimon: JPMorgan very protective of data, assume it’ll do everything it can
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has warned that the era of unchecked AI spending is over, urging businesses to treat AI as a resource with a focus on return on investment. He emphasized the importance of data security and advocated for 'modelmaxxing,' which involves selecting cost-efficient AI models over expensive frontier systems.
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Dimon's comments signal a shift in corporate strategy toward fiscal discipline in AI adoption, potentially impacting the growth trajectories of major AI vendors.
Jamie Dimon, CEO of America’s biggest bank says that the era of unchecked AI spending is over, warning that businesses must treat AI ‘like any other resource’ as costs rise sharply. According to a report by Business Insider, speaking in an interview on CNBC, Dimon said that the companies are becoming more disciplined about token spend which is the usage-based cost of running AI models and increasingly focused on return on investment. He also noted that the companies are already shifting queries to cheaper tokens, and that similar cost-squeezing will happen across power and data-centre usage as AI adoption expands. Jamie Dimon said ‘We are very protective of our data and IP’Dimon also noted a growing concern among executives: data security in the age of generative AI. “We are very protective of our data and our IP,” he said.
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