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The rise of artificial intelligence has brought both opportunities and challenges to the workplace. However, a growing trend of employees using free or unauthorized AI tools poses significant risks, from security breaches to the loss of trade secrets. Recent reports indicate that some workers are engaging with AI in ways that are not authorized by the employer, highlighting the importance of establishing policies and protocols that will enable responsible and deliberate adoption and use of AI at work.
How are employees using AI at work?
One report by Ivanti revealed:
46% of office workers say some or all the AI tools they use at work are not provided by their employer; 38% of IT workers are using unauthorized AI tools; and 32% of people using generative AI at work are keeping it a secret.
Another recent study out of the Melbourne Business School found that among those who use AI at work:
47% say they have done so in ways that could be considered inappropriate; and 63% have seen other employees using AI inappropriately. What could possibly go wrong? Co-author Laura Lemire, Schwabe
In a report aptly named From Payrolls to Patents, Harmonic found that 8.5%
