Manchester-based digital transformation agency CTI Digital has built its own sovereign AI platform.

Developed and deployed internally, the platform provides CTI Digital employees with access to advanced AI capabilities within a private environment.

It has been designed to give the business complete control over its data, intellectual property and future AI roadmap.

Hosted on infrastructure operated by Nublue, part of the CTI Group, the platform represents the next stage in CTI Digital’s wider strategy to support organisations navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Chris Burgess, group CEO of CTI Digital, said: “Over the last two years, AI adoption has accelerated at an incredible pace.

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“Tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot have demonstrated enormous value, but they have also created new challenges around ownership, governance, cost and control.

“Many organisations have understandably focused on what AI can do. Increasingly, they are now asking where their data is going, who controls the underlying technology, what happens if costs continue to rise and how dependent they have become on third-party providers.

“We believe the next phase of AI adoption will be about sovereignty as much as capability. Organisations want the benefits of AI while retaining control of their data, intellectual property and long-term strategic direction.

“We haven’t just built another chatbot. We have created the foundations for how organisations will operate, automate and innovate over the next decade, and we wanted to prove the model ourselves first.

“We have invested in our own platform, our own infrastructure and our own capabilities because we believe businesses need more choice than simply consuming AI as a service from a handful of global providers.”

Headquartered in Manchester, CTI Digital is a full-service digital agency with a team of more than 150 specialists.

Founded in 2003, the agency’s clients include VisitBritain, Chester Zoo, Little Greene, British Council, De Vere Hotels and Mind.