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What managers should know about the secret threat of employees using ‘shadow AI’

Steve Salvin
23 November 2023
4 min
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Shadow AI is when staff bolt AI tools onto their work systems to make life easier, unbeknown to management.

Summary

KEY POINTS:
  1. Shadow AI is typically being embraced by staff looking to improve process efficiency.
  2. Unfortunately, it can open organisations up to cybersecurity and data privacy issues.
  3. Sensitive information can be ‘scraped’ while the technology is running in the background.
READ: What managers should know about the secret threat of employees using ‘shadow AI’

References

  • Media Check: Fast Company - Media Bias Fact Check (High Credibility)
  • Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC. 
 

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