puts corporate data at risk it downplays the sweeping perils organizations face to their data security.than the unsanctioned use of cloud and mobile applications that pre-dated it.
You may have even watched in horror as employees ditched their beloved corporate Blackberries for iPhones and Android smartphones. The proliferation of unsanctioned applications downloaded from application stores exacerbated the risks. As risky as shadow IT was, shadow AI has the potential to be far worse - a decentralized Wild West or free-for-all of tool consumption. And while you can hope that employees have the common sense not to drop strategy documents into public GPTs such as OpenAI, even something innocuous like meeting transcriptions can have serious consequences for the business.
Despite the risks, most organizations aren't moving fast enough to put guardrails in place that ensure safe use, as 69% companies surveyed byFortunately, organizations have at their disposal a playbook to implement AI at scale in a way that helps bolster employees' skills while respecting the necessary governance and guardrails to protect corporate IP. Here's what IT leaders should do:Establish guidelines addressing AI usage within the organization.