As AI adoption surges across industries, organizations face critical decisions about how to manage innovation, risk, and control. Open source AI offers enterprises the ability to “own their destiny” — providing transparency, flexibility, and customization that proprietary models often lack. However, with these benefits come challenges: security vulnerabilities, model drift, and cultural shifts in AI literacy. To succeed, businesses must build secure infrastructure, foster cross-functional collaboration, and establish governance pathways that empower safe innovation. The future belongs to cybernetic businesses — and those that proactively shape their AI strategies today will lead tomorrow.

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Since 2016, Lou Hill—a security engineer and founder of Cloudbunker—has trusted Bitwarden for secure password management. What began as a personal solution quickly scaled to power his IT consulting firm and its clients. From internal operations to managed service offerings, Bitwarden helps Cloudbunker enforce strong security, streamline access, and eliminate poor password practices. Now preparing to onboard 200 more users, Hill credits Bitwarden as a future-proof solution for secure, scalable growth.

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