SAFI (Safe AI for IET) is the IET's content chatbot running on an internally hosted LLM — the notable part being what it isn't: a third-party cloud model with the IET's content passing through it. Presented by David Smith, the IET's Head of Technology Strategy, at the NEC Software Solutions conference (Nov 2024).
Benefits & outcomes
IET content stays inside IET infrastructure — no IP leakage to, or training of, external commercial models.
An example of a mid-sized society publisher building rather than buying its AI capability.
Notes & quotes
Public detail is limited to the conference deck; no product page or press release found as of 18/07/2026. David Smith writes on publishing technology at The Scholarly Kitchen.
Publisher / company: IET
Date of mention: 01/12/2024
Source: https://conferences.necsws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Conf-2024-David-Smith.pdf