What to do when your employees are hiding their AI use

‘Shadow AI’ might be a security risk, but it is also a green sprout of innovation, so don’t treat it like a weed.

I’ve been having a lot of conversations with industry leaders lately about the prevalence of so-called “shadow AI.” They’re worried about the risks of unapproved AI tools at work, and most come to me wanting to know how to rein in their employees. But that’s looking at the problem backwards.