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AI with real value on reliable data
We help you use AI where it delivers measurable value, on reliable data, and with rules that hold up with customers and regulators.
For us, AI starts with the data, not with the model. You receive prioritized use cases, a recommendation for architecture and platform, and an AI policy covering approvals and labeling.
45 minutes, free of charge, by video.
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What it is about
Data first, then the model
In many companies, AI is already in use, often without shared rules. Employees work with chat assistants, business units test their own tools, and vendors build AI into existing software. Management rarely knows which data leaves the company in the process.
That is why we start with an inventory and with the use cases that matter for your business. For each use case, we assess the target benefit, the effort, and the data foundation. Often the biggest lever lies first in better data and only then in a model.
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We compare models and platforms independently and with the same question as for infrastructure: where do they run, and who can access the data? Wherever possible, we recommend environments in which the AI comes to the data.
The result is an AI policy: which applications are permitted, who approves them, how AI-generated content is labeled, and which obligations under the EU AI Act apply to you. That makes AI a governed part of your business.
What you gain
AI with impact, under your control
Value before technology
Use cases are prioritized by expected benefit, effort, and data foundation. You invest first where AI makes a difference in your business.
Knowing where your data flows
You know which data goes into which AI application and where it is processed. That is the basis for every approval.
Rules that work in daily practice
The AI policy states clearly what is permitted, who approves it, and how content is labeled. Employees gain confidence instead of running into blanket bans.
Prepared for the EU AI Act
You know the obligations that apply to your applications and have the evidence ready before anyone asks for it.
What we analyze
The full picture
- Use cases and their benefit
- Data foundation and AI readiness
- Models and platforms, compared independently
- Classification under the EU AI Act
- Skills and accountability in the team
What you receive
Results that belong to you
- Prioritized use cases
- A recommendation for architecture and platform
- An AI policy covering approvals and labeling
How we work
Four steps, each with a result
- Step 1
Take stock
We establish where AI is already used today and which data is processed along the way.
Result: An overview of where AI is already used, and on which data.
- Step 2
Assess the use cases
We prioritize by target benefit, effort, data foundation, and risk.
Result: Prioritized use cases.
- Step 3
Choose the platform
We compare models and operating locations independently and recommend an architecture.
Result: A recommendation for architecture and where it runs.
- Step 4
Set the rules
We develop the AI policy covering approvals, labeling, and classification under the EU AI Act.
Result: An AI policy covering approvals and labeling.
In practice
AI is already in-house, but the rules are still missing
In one company, several departments use chat assistants, some of them with customer data. Instead of a blanket ban, we record actual use, assess the use cases, and recommend an approved environment. Employees keep working with AI, now with clear rules, and management knows where which data is processed.
A typical scenario as we encounter it in engagements, not a single client case.
Tested in the SIMOSphere AI Lab
What we recommend, we test first. Field reports from our lab on simosphereai.com:
When it pays off
Typical triggers
- Business units use AI without shared rules
- Before investing in an AI platform
- When AI is to be used in customer interactions
How it fits your path. We already assess AI readiness in the BISA baseline assessment and the BEIA enterprise assessment. Architect (target state) and Transform (implementation) follow. It always starts with a free 45-minute initial call.
Questions executives ask
Questions executives ask about it
What does the EU AI Act require of my company?
Since August 2, 2026, the transparency obligations under Article 50 have applied, for example for chatbots and AI-generated content. For high-risk AI systems under Annex III, such as in recruitment or credit checks, further obligations apply from December 2, 2027, and for systems under Annex I from August 2, 2028 (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744).
As of October 2026 · not legal advice
Does my data stay under control when I use AI?
“Ihre Daten bleiben Ihre Daten.” Your data stays under your control. We assess where models run and who can access data, and recommend environments in which the AI comes to the data.
Who from our company does AI advisory need?
The business units that use AI or want to, IT for data and operations, and management to approve the rules. At the start, we work out together where AI is already in use.
Where does AI advisory with SIMO start?
With a free 45-minute initial call by video. We already assess AI readiness on site in the BISA baseline assessment and the BEIA enterprise assessment; the target state and implementation follow.
Why SIMO
Advice that is on your side
Independent
We are not tied to any vendor. Our recommendation follows the outcome of the engagement.
As peers
Every engagement is led personally by one Managing Partner, from the initial call to handover: Thomas Wassum or Andreas O. Schwan.
Results-driven
Every phase delivers a result that stands on its own. No lock-in, no obligation to continue.
Sovereign
“Ihre Daten bleiben Ihre Daten.” Your data stays under your control. For sovereignty-critical data, we do not recommend US hyperscalers.
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When is a company AI-ready?
Read the answer: When is a company AI-ready?
Your next step
45 minutes, and you will know whether it fits.
The initial call is free of charge and without obligation. You speak directly with one of our two Managing Partners, by video.
45 minutes, free of charge, by video.
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