Shadow AI is the use of artificial intelligence tools by employees without IT approval: a confidential contract pasted into a public chatbot, customer data analysed on an external platform. Rarely malicious, it nonetheless loses control over sensitive data and escapes all governance.
In practice at Gensai
Gensai helps organisations regain control: usage audits, a clear AI policy and secure alternatives hosted within a controlled framework.
Definition written with AI assistance, checked by Sébastien Lecocq, co-founder of Gensai.
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