Company: TDDWW
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-005487
Chunk: 81

Company: TIDEWATER INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 81
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 penalties. A significant cyberattack or successful assertion of any large claims against us that exceed our available coverage or are denied coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Artificial Intelligence presents risks and challenges that can impact our business.

AI presents risks and challenges that could impact our business, including breaches of privacy or security incidents related to the use of AI. We are in the early stages of integrating AI tools into our systems, and we expect our third-party service providers as well as our competitors to also develop or use such tools. Over time, AI may become more important to our operations or to our future growth. We can provide no assurance that we will realize any desired or anticipated benefits, and we may face challenges properly implementing this technology. Additionally, we or our AI service providers may not meet existing or rapidly evolving regulatory or industry standards with respect to privacy and data protection, compliance, and transparency, among others, which could inhibit our or our service providers’ ability to maintain an adequate level of functionality or service. The AI tools used by us or by our service providers could produce inaccurate or unexpected results or behaviors that could harm our business, customers or reputation. While AI systems may enhance productivity, they could also lead to the displacement of certain jobs or roles, which if true, could create social and organizational challenges. Our competitors or other third parties may incorporate AI in their business operations more quickly or more successfully than we do, which may negatively impact our ability to compete effectively. Additionally, the complex and rapidly evolving landscape around AI may expose us to claims, inquiries, demands and proceedings by private parties and global regulatory authorities and subject us to legal liability as well as reputational harm. New laws and regulations are being adopted in various jurisdictions globally, and existing laws and regulations may be interpreted in ways that would affect our business operations and the way in which we use AI. Any of these outcomes could impair our ability to compete effectively, damage our reputation, result in the loss of our or our customers’ property or information and/or materially adversely affect our financial position, operating results or cash flows.

Risks Related to Our Securities 

Our common stock is subject to restrictions on foreign ownership and possible required divestiture by non-U.S. Citizen stockholders.

Some of our operations are conducted in the U.S. coastwise trade and are governed by the U.S. federal law commonly known as the Jones Act