Santander report flags shift in enterprise AI toward specialized models in regulated sectors

• Santander published a market outlook on B2B enterprise AI, forecasting a shift from general-purpose LLMs to specialized models.
• Report analyzed 10.3 million documents, 326,000 specialist publications, flagging data sovereignty, auditability, regulatory compliance as key adoption drivers.
• Europe seen as better positioned in regulated-sector AI due to governance frameworks, despite lower 2024 private AI investment than the US.
• US private AI investment reached USD 109 billion in 2024 versus USD 19.42 billion in Europe, shaping competitive dynamics in foundational models.
• Small language models, sovereign RAG architectures expected to gain traction as firms separate models from corporate knowledge to retain information control.

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