Dreamforce 2017: 13 Revelations About IBM And CEO Ginni Rometty

No To Government Surveillance

Companies like IBM and Salesforce have a responsibility to make clear to customers: "Your data is yours, not mine to give away," Rometty said.

Same goes with artificial intelligence. "You own the insights, you own the algorithms," she said.

IBM is the only major tech company that can claim it has never turned over customer data to a government surveillance program, she said.