KEYKeyCorp

“our data center exposure is fairly de minimis. We have also looked at what we have called AI-adjacent type exposure and worked with our board on that as well. And, again, very, very well controlled and monitored. We are really not chasing a lot—again, these larger projects or hyperscalers.”

“where we—and I think others—are seeing benefits is in efficiency and capacity, but it is really showing up more in avoidance of future investments. And so that is hard for me to come and say, "Hey, Gerard. I did not spend these dollars I may have otherwise spent." The way I think we really need to demonstrate that is to scale some of these platforms, which has been a theme of Chris's now for—I do not know—as long as I have known him. If we can do that, then you start to see the scale of the platform and the benefit of that cost avoidance in a real way. Then we can come back and say, we spent these dollars, we created these improved processes, and they drove this level of margin expansion.”

“the funding for these data center buildouts are in the capital markets and also at some of the banks. And, you know, we have been in the power business for a long time. And as a consequence, I think we do it pretty well. There are all kinds of nuances in these deals. Who pays for the cost overruns, for example, etcetera, etcetera. Who has the right to do what under a bunch of circumstances. We feel very good about the loans that we have.”

“I think there is a huge opportunity to use AI. We are already investing heavily in our wealth platforms. And I think as you think about serving that many customers, there is huge opportunity for AI. We will have more to say on that in the future, but that is a perfect application. Many of these customers are rather homogeneous in their needs. And I think we are armed with perfect information because it is all running through the bank.”

“As it pertains to AI, we are focused on a few thematic use cases that will enhance client experiences, accelerate credit decisioning, increase technology productivity, and strengthen risk and security monitoring.”

“Utilities and power continue to be an area of huge opportunity when you think about both renewables and the massive build-out that is required for GenAI.”

“We look forward to the contributions he will bring to our technology and operations teams at a pivotal and exciting time as we leverage AI to grow our business and better serve our clients.”