What is the most trusted form of AI? The results may surprise you... Generative AI ranked as the most trusted in a new report, IDC Data and AI Impact Report: The Trust Imperative. What is driving that trust? Read the highlights: 2.sas.com/6017A96Ov #AIImpactReport

Ready to kick off another innovative, fun-filled season of the #SASHackathon? Same, though. 😉 Check out the virtual kickoff event on both YouTube and LinkedIn June 17 to get a peek into all that SAS has in store for our hackers this year. Check the details on how to watch at sas.com/hackathon, then join the interest list, to know as soon as 2026 registration opens.

SAS has been named to the 2026 CRN Big Data 100 list in the Big Data Business Analytics category! We’re proud to keep pushing what’s possible with data and AI alongside our partners: 2.sas.com/6012B8IsVK

For 50 years, SAS has helped organizations around the world make better decisions through data, analytics and AI. We’re honored to see SAS and CEO Jim Goodnight featured on the Forbes cover during this milestone anniversary year — highlighting not only where we’ve been, but where we’re headed next in the era of AI. Click through to read the full Forbes piece: 2.sas.com/6015B8WH3P #SAS50

Submitting photos digitally can speed up the claims process. But what if those photos are AI? Could you tell? AI tools have made creating #syntheticmages easy for almost anyone. But AI also offers the potential to spot fakes most humans would miss. 2.sas.com/6017B8YpR5

“Calm markets do not always signal low risk.” In a new byline for @GARP_Risk, SAS’ Stas Melnikov explores why volatility alone may no longer reflect underlying market risk – and why governance & explainability matter more than ever. 2.sas.com/6018B8ZReQ

SAS COO Gavin Day to @ChannelInsider on tension between innovation speed and deployment of trustworthy AI: ..."if we’re thinking about money laundering or credit card fraud, where precision is critical, that’s where SAS is a trusted adult in the room.” 2.sas.com/6013B8XoVF

Readiness, not just adoption, determines AI success. New research shares practical next steps to move from pilots to real impact: 2.sas.com/6019B8DY0S

States are rushing to reduce SNAP error rates to avoid costly penalties. Workers can introduce errors in various ways, but technology can help minimize those errors and improve worker performance. SAS social benefits program expert, John Maynard explains. 2.sas.com/6016BB7yxu

New research commissioned by SAS and IDC shows that most SMBs remain in early stages of AI adoption. Explore the results and learn how your small or midsized business can move from pilot to progress to generate real, AI-driven results: 2.sas.com/6015BBxuQW

.@iTWire perspective from #SASInnovate: "That's one of the 50-year principles SAS has lived for every single day; it's the product that heavily regulated industries rely on for answers that stand up to scrutiny... SAS provides answers that can be trusted." 2.sas.com/6012BBvl9s

As federal agencies face mounting pressures for speed, security and resilience, agentic edge AI could reshape how national missions are carried out and how federal services are delivered. 2.sas.com/6014BBt72n

IT Daily's Jens Jonkers recaps #SASInnovate: "With these new announcements, SAS wants to take AI out of the experimental phase and create a reliable impact. Reliability remains a non-negotiable requirement for SAS." 2.sas.com/6016BBmYZe

Agentic AI is already running inside 80 JPMorgan Chase workflows. But as JPMorgan's Adolfo Lopez put it at #SASInnovate 2026, trust in autonomy must be earned. @TheStreet recaps highlights from the panel discussion: 2.sas.com/6011BBmYrd

.@techday_au shares the news of our 2026 Global Partner Awards, which recognize SAS partners for growth and for their work with SAS products and services across industries and regions. 2.sas.com/6017BBmi01

All the highlights from #SASInnovate 2026 are ready to stream—on demand, whenever you are. Rewind, revisit, and relive the key moments, sessions, and insights you may have missed (or want to experience again). Ready to get started? 👇 2.sas.com/6010BBcP0y

Not too often we're sharing news about a Guinness World Record around here, but we achieved one at #SASInnovate! 🏆

This week, SAS marks 50 years. Bryan Harris opened the conference with a single frame: SAS was built to close the information gap, the gulf between data and the human capacity to act on it. AI is finally powerful enough to close it. But only if you trust the results. Frontier Firms generate 3× the AI ROI of slow adopters. The reason isn’t more AI. It’s the trust architecture underneath it. Day 1 of SAS Innovate 2026: Reggie Townsend said it from the main stage. Governance is how we scale our good judgment, not slow down our innovation. The question worth holding all week is not which AI to adopt. It’s whether your governance plane is ready for it. The Trust Premium is what compounding looks like when you pay once at the foundation, not forever in delays. Full breakdown on my findings later today.

You already know this! The Frontier Firm doesn’t run on AI. It runs on human-agent teams. Day 2 of SAS Innovate, the deeper story is the one no one is leading with: A new operating model where every employee becomes an agent boss, commanding a constellation of specialized agents under their supervision. Headcount is no longer the unit of capacity. The Human-Agent Ratio is. Make sure to take advantage of the Digital Pass bit.ly/4eMMPiT Later today, I will be releasing my next article... which will capture my findings from my Day 2 discovery.

Curious about SAS' beginnings? The @newsobserver offers a glimpse as we celebrate our 50th year.

As AI becomes more agentic, it risks losing governance and trust. SAS answered at #SASInnovate, introducing a new family of copilots, agent frameworks, plugins and management tools to help operationalize AI without losing control of it. @Computerworld: 2.sas.com/6019BBPUaL