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Generative AI Beyond the Model: Trust Depends on the Entire Ecosystem
As AI becomes embedded in financial services, organisations need to understand the full ecosystem involved in producing outputs, from language representation and embeddings to retrieval, reasoning and response generation. The article explores where trust can break down at each stage and why AI governance must extend beyond traditional model validation. For financial institutions, this means understanding the wider technology and information ecosystem that shapes AI outcomes.
Aug 26, 2026
Raghuram Leelapalli, Assistant Vice President , Fifth Third Bank
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Model risk
Operational and Non Financial Risk
AI and Technology (including Fintech)
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- Look beyond the AI model itself
- Understand the full AI ecosystem
- Identify where trust can break down
- Strengthen governance beyond model
validation
- Improve oversight of AI outputs and inputs
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