Security and Privacy

“Artificial intelligence and generative AI may be the most important technology of any lifetime.”

The Cloud Dilemma

Most if not all of the AI solutions you see will harness the (almost) unlimited potential of the cloud, able to increase compute power and user reach with a subscription to an offsite computing data centre. All of these solutions will not acknowledge the true cost of this which is giving up of intellectual property to further train these models for your competition.

At Nerva AI we believe in another way, a way where you run your own AI with the queries and data you feeding it staying with you. This solution is constrained by hardware however we can overcome this by sizing the compute power for your business and deploying industry leading efficient solutions. With security and IP protection in place our focus is on performance for your users.

Security by Design

Complete Data Sovereignty: You retain absolute control; sensitive data never leaves your premises or control.
Significantly Reduced Attack Surface: Eliminates risks associated with transmitting data over the internet to third-party servers and storing it in multi-tenant cloud environments.
Guaranteed Data Privacy: Zero risk of proprietary data being used to train external AI models or being accessed by the AI service provider.
Client-Managed Access Control: Access to the Nerva AI agent is managed internally by your team, leveraging your existing network security policies and user authentication methods.
Simplified Compliance: Significantly easier to demonstrate compliance with data privacy regulations (like GDPR) when sensitive data processing occurs strictly on-premise.

Feature	Nerva AI (On-Premise)	Standard Cloud AI Services	Implication for SMEs
Data Location	Stays entirely within client's network	Sent to/stored on provider's servers	Nerva AI: Full data sovereignty & control.
Data Privacy	Data NOT used for external model training	Data potentially used for model training	Nerva AI: Guarantees confidentiality of internal knowledge.
Security Risk	Lower attack surface (no cloud transit)	Higher risk (internet transit, provider)	Nerva AI: Reduced exposure to external breaches.
Access Control	Managed by client's internal IT policies	Managed by provider's platform	Nerva AI: Leverages existing security infrastructure.
Compliance	Easier to meet data residency rules	Can be complex (data location, usage)	Nerva AI: Simplifies meeting strict privacy regulations.
Internet Required	Only for initial setup/updates (optional)	Required for ongoing operation	Nerva AI: Can operate in air-gapped environments.