Fifty-seven percent of employees are reportedly using AI tools without telling their employer. In this episode, the Prescriptive Data Solutions team draws the line between harmless personal AI use and the moment it becomes shadow AI, and explains why the old "just block it" approach to IT security keeps failing.

In the words of John Parker: "I don't consider that shadow AI until you decide to use it for work."

Most of them aren't doing anything malicious. They're just trying to get the job done faster, and AI happens to be the easiest tool on hand.

That distinction matters more than most security policies account for. You can't block your way out of this problem. You can only build guardrails people don't feel the need to work around.