Companies are losing control of employee AI adoption, with shadow AI, the use of unapproved consumer AI tools for work, now affecting an estimated 71% of UK workers.

The unauthorised tool usage has spiraled so far beyond company IT governance that experts now describe it as worse than traditional shadow IT, the old problem of employees using unsanctioned software.

A 2024 Microsoft report revealed that nearly 80% of workers using AI rely on their own tools rather than company-approved platforms.

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