What Is Shadow AI and How to Protect Your Privacy From It

What Is Shadow AI and How to Protect Your Privacy From It You open a new browser tab, paste a draft report into a free AI chatbot, and ask it to rewrite the conclusion. It saves you twenty minutes. No one in your IT department knows you did it. That’s Shadow AI—the use of artificial intelligence tools without official approval or oversight. And it’s spreading faster than most organizations can track. ...

May 6, 2026 · 4 min · BriefArc Desk