Gen AI Controller - Why use it instead of Outbound API Call?

Chris Yang
Tera Sage

The configuration is much more complicated than a simple REST call, what is the benefit of going through the Gen AI Controller config, especially for custom LLMs.

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rpriyadarshy
Mega Guru

Hi Chris

 

As this Point of time i see 3 flavors.

 

P2P Integration Using REST APIs

Gen AI Controller

ServiceNow Integrated Model Provider (Latest in the series-Model provider flexibility (ServiceNow-integrated ... - ServiceNow Community)

 

I see one important point when using ServiceNow Framework Vs Typical REST Based API Calls--> Sensitive Data Handling is part of ServiceNow Gen AI Framework, Also Now Assist Guradian for content moderation and adversarial attack detection guardrails.  ServiceNow provides built-in governance that is native to the platform->AI Control Tower.

These are added as a part of Framework and it makes a complete central package Considering multidimension angles of GEN AI (Data, Control , Guardrails etc etc)

 

Regards

RP

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please close the tread.

 

Regards

RP

Yogesh Shinde
ServiceNow Employee
ServiceNow Employee

While outbound REST API calls may seem simpler to configure, the Gen AI Controller (GAIC) offers a scalable, and secure framework purpose-built for enterprise-grade generative AI integrations.

 

Modular and Reusable Architecture: GAIC allows you to define reusable “skills” that encapsulate prompt templates, routing logic, and post-processing steps. Preprocessors and postprocessors enable custom logic for preparing prompts and handling responses, such as formatting, validation, and filtering. You can switch LMMs - OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, etc, without rewriting integration logic.

 

Standardization: GAIC provides a consistent interface for all GenAI interactions, whether in Virtual Agent, Flow Designer, or custom apps. This ensures that all GenAI use cases adhere to the same governance and security standards.