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A new survey commissioned by Red Hat reveals a significant gap between artificial intelligence preparedness and operational resilience among UK organisations. The findings, released in April 2026, indicate that while AI adoption is surging, many businesses remain highly vulnerable to disruptions from their primary AI providers. The study, conducted by Censuswide across several European nations, shows that 67% of UK IT decision-makers have a defined “exit strategy” ready to deploy if their primary AI provider restricts access. However, 43% of these organisations admit that executing this switch would still have a moderate to significant impact on business continuity. This highlights that AI sovereignty is now a major operational priority rather than just an aspiration. The survey also uncovered a worrying governance deficit surrounding advanced AI. While 87% of surveyed UK enterprises are already utilising agentic AI, only 25% report having strong governance frameworks in place. Another 43% possess some governance but acknowledge gaps, and 17% have only basic or minimal oversight. Data visibility remains an ongoing hurdle for full AI sovereignty, with 45% of UK organisations reporting only partial visibility over where their AI data is stored, processed, and potentially accessed. To combat these issues and avoid vendor lock-in, 80% of IT decision-makers view open source as a foundation for greater control over how AI is built and where it runs. Looking ahead over the next three years, respondents identified transparency, easier auditability, and increased customisation as the most valuable benefits of open source for building trust in AI. The UK is also emerging as a strong advocate for policy-driven standards. A striking 89% of UK respondents want public policy and regulation to actively mandate open source principles, such as transparency and auditability, to support AI sovereignty. This figure places the UK significantly ahead of the EMEA average of 77%, as well as France (70%) and Germany (72%). Hans Roth, Senior Vice President & General Manager EMEA at Red Hat, said, “The survey results show strong support for open source principles and for clear policy frameworks that embed transparency and auditability into AI. That tells us organisations are not looking for another closed, one-size-fits-all stack; they want the freedom to combine different models, accelerators and clouds while staying in control.” X Red Hat Survey Exposes “AI Sovereignty Gap” Threatening UK Businesses
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