What Is Shadow AI? And How It Could Put Your Privacy at Risk You might have used ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, or a similar generative AI tool at work without asking IT first. If so, you are part of a growing trend that security professionals call Shadow AI. ...
Shadow AI Is Everywhere: How to Stay Safe When Using AI at Work If you haven’t seen a coworker paste a confidential spreadsheet into a free chatbot, you probably will soon. Unapproved AI tools are quietly spreading through offices, often without a word to IT. This phenomenon, sometimes called shadow AI, is the new shadow IT — and boards are already behind, according to a recent story from CX Today. The article notes that executives are only now beginning to mandate governance for AI tool usage, while employees have been experimenting for months. ...
Shadow AI Is the New Shadow IT – And Boards Are Already Behind. Here’s What You Need to Know to Protect Your Data You type a quick prompt into ChatGPT, maybe asking it to summarize a quarterly report you’ve been working on. Or you drop a spreadsheet into Copilot to help spot trends. It feels harmless – just saving time. But what you may not realize is that you’ve just shared potentially sensitive company information with an external service that has no obligation to keep it confidential. ...