Companies are pouring unprecedented sums into artificial intelligence, yet the business case is becoming surprisingly difficult to defend. I believe we’ve built an AI boom on information that companies are too afraid to use. The mistake is assuming the only options are to expose sensitive data or avoid using it altogether. Every day that valuable enterprise data sits unused is another day competitors move closer to solving problems that once seemed impossible. Jackie Peters is the founder and CEO of Blind Insight, where she focuses on privacy-preserving AI infrastructure and secure enterprise data collaboration.