Senior executives abuse shadow AI twice as much as regular employees do

Shadow IT has long been a major problem for IT leaders, but the biggest problem may be coming from the executive suite’s hunger for unsanctioned AI. Nearly two-thirds of senior decision-makers admit to using unapproved AI tools , compared to just 31% of lower-level employees, according to a survey by Microsoft solutions partner TrustedTech. The use of shadow AI is prevalent among senior executives even though three in four employees acknowledge security or data privacy risks related to the pract