Five AI Questions We're Hearing From Financial Services Leaders
Databricks, Wednesday, September 9th, 2026
The question at Sibos has moved from whether AI works to whether your data can support it.
Databricks summarizes the five questions financial services leaders are asking about AI, noting that the framing has shifted from last year's Sibos, where the question was whether AI works, to this year's, where it is whether an institution's data foundation can support it.
The questions cover governance under regulatory scrutiny, model risk management, data residency and the practical matter of proving outcomes to a board. The shift itself is the most useful signal for anyone selling or sponsoring AI projects in regulated industries.