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MIT (2025). The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025.

BCG (2023). BCG AI Radar: From Potential to Profit with GenAI.

McKinsey & Company (2024). The State of AI in Early 2024.

Gartner, Inc. (2023). Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2023.

IBM Institute for Business Value (2023). Global AI Adoption Index 2023.

Ponemon Institute (2023). 2023 Cost of Insider Risks Global Report.

European Union (2024). Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EU AI Act).

European Union (2016). Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

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