Company: YEXT
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001614178-25-000119
Chunk: 231

Company: Yext, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-09-08
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part II, Item 1A
Chunk 231
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 software integrations with our systems and also is dependent on the ability of our third-party application providers to maintain the availability and proper functioning of their websites and applications on which business listing information is published for customers. For example, a number of our Publisher Network application providers provide us with an Application Program Interface, or API, on which our ability to interface with that provider is based. Furthermore, in a rapidly changing business environment, our Publisher Network application providers may experience limitations and delays, which could limit the functionality of our platform. If the functionality of the software, APIs or websites of our third-party application providers is impaired, our customers may attribute such limitations to us and our platform thus damaging our reputation and customer relationships. If our Publisher Network application providers do not maintain the availability and proper functioning of their software, APIs, websites and applications, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially affected.

We are incorporating generative artificial intelligence (“AI”), into some of our products. This technology is new and developing and may present both compliance risks and reputational risks.

We have incorporated a number of generative AI features into our products. This technology, which is a new and emerging technology that is in its early stages of commercial use, presents a number of risks inherent in its use. The AI algorithms we use in our products are based on machine learning and predictive analytics, which can create unintended biases and discriminatory outcomes. We have implemented measures to address algorithmic bias, such as testing our algorithms and regularly reviewing our data sources. However, there is a risk that our algorithms could produce discriminatory or unexpected results or behaviors (e.g., hallucinatory behavior) that could harm our reputation, business, customers, or stakeholders. Accordingly, while AI-powered applications may help provide more tailored or personalized learner experiences, if the content, analyses, answers or recommendations that AI-powered applications assist in producing on our platform are, or are perceived to be, deficient, inaccurate, biased, unethical or otherwise flawed, our reputation, competitive position and business may be materially and adversely affected.

There are a limited number of AI service providers from which we license the use of their large language models, or LLMs, that are sufficient for use in our AI-powered applications. If our agreements with these AI service providers terminate or cannot be renewed on favorable terms, it may affect our ability to develop our AI-powered platform innovations and features. Any of the foregoing and any similar issues, whether actual or perceived, could negatively impact our users’ experience and diminish the perceived quality and value of our offerings.