IBM Study: 96% of UAE Organisations Lack Full Visibility into AI Dependencies

96% of UAE organisations lack visibility into their AI vendor, model and infrastructure dependencies, with 88% finding it difficult to switch primary AI providers and 80% estimating six-month+ migration timelines. The study reveals acute governance gaps around data residency, vendor lock-in risk, and operational fragility—organisations experienced an average of seven AI disruptions in two years, with 84% facing severe business impact from a seven-day vendor outage.

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