{"id":197542,"date":"2025-09-18T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=197542"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:30:40","slug":"all-about-shadow-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-shadow-ai","title":{"rendered":"Shadow AI: What is it? What are the issues?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"197542\" class=\"elementor elementor-197542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad944ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ad944ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996ff9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"996ff9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>The emergence of tools like ChatGPT has transformed work practices. While their utilization promises increased efficiency and time savings, it also introduces a new concern: <\/b><b><i>Shadow AI&#8230;<\/i><\/b><b> Here&#8217;s why this practice is alarming and how it can be managed.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c601e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c601e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April 2023, Samsung permitted the experimental use of ChatGPT within certain divisions. The goal was to aid with <\/span><b>document translation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>code proofreading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and overall to enhance <\/span><b>productivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, shortly thereafter, Samsung prohibited the use of this generative AI and implemented several preventive measures.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What occurred in the interim? On three separate occasions, <\/span><b>employees divulged highly confidential information to ChatGPT&#8230;<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An employee utilized the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-chatbots\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chatbot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to summarize <\/span><b>confidential notes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> concerning the performance of an internal project. These notes contained strategies and management decisions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A developer aiming to resolve programming errors <\/span><b>copied and pasted source code into ChatGPT<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from an internal application. This code included proprietary algorithms and critical technical details.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A third employee provided <\/span><b>semiconductor performance test data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ChatGPT seeking improvement suggestions.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5873060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5873060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to these events, Samsung was compelled to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prohibit the unsupervised use of external AI tools.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initiate awareness campaigns about the risks linked with such practices.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop alternative AI solutions to reduce reliance on unsecured general-purpose applications.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60578b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c60578b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/output1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-197545\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/output1.png 1536w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/output1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/output1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/output1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afae926 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"afae926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn to use generative AI<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde5bea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"dde5bea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689edd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"689edd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The Shadow AI<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2275ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2275ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The experiment undertaken by Samsung had the benefit of being official. In reality, the true issue lies with the unsanctioned use of AI applications like <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/chatgpt-how-does-this-nlp-algorithm-work\">ChatGPT<\/a>, <strong>Claude<\/strong>, or <\/span><b>Perplexity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without the IT department\u2019s consent. This practice is known as <\/span><b>Shadow AI or Ghost AI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term derives from another practice called <\/span><b>Shadow IT<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which refers to the broader use of applications without the IT department&#8217;s awareness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shadow AI is not a restricted phenomenon. A 2023 study by Salesforce disclosed that 18% of French employees employed generative AI at work. In 49% of instances, this practice was pursued despite it being explicitly forbidden. Recent data indicates that nearly 68% of French employees engage in Shadow AI. They often <\/span><b>use ChatGPT or Claude<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for revising texts intended for internal use or analyzing company performance data. However, this practice carries risks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a491d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1a491d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1f68d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b1f68d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The motivations<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7867005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7867005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easy access to tools like ChatGPT accounts for the proliferation of Shadow AI. Employees endeavor to boost their efficiency or simplify complex problem-solving. For instance, a marketing manager might be inclined to use AI for developing campaigns for products that are yet to be launched and remain confidential. Yet, many collaborators are unaware of the <\/span><b>security and legal risks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> associated with unsupervised AI solutions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, some employees perceive the IT department as slow in addressing their needs. Therefore, they might be tempted to resort to solutions regarded as practical and effective, often because they are free.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3079f7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3079f7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac8ed66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac8ed66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">What are the risks associated with Shadow AI?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f9f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f9f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nevertheless, Shadow AI exposes organizations to various potential risks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ac9e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9ac9e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/medium-shot-woman-taking-notes-scaled.jpg.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-197546\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/medium-shot-woman-taking-notes-scaled.jpg.png 1536w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/medium-shot-woman-taking-notes-scaled.jpg-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/medium-shot-woman-taking-notes-scaled.jpg-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/07\/medium-shot-woman-taking-notes-scaled.jpg-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da9db4 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4da9db4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Training to use AI<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c62d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c62d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data breaches<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bff3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bff3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without monitored AI usage, employees might <\/span><b>inadvertently disclose sensitive information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A recent survey in the UK showed that one in five companies had experienced a data breach following the use of generative AI by their employees.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35bd7cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35bd7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inconsistencies<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8a1d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d8a1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shadow AI can result in <\/span><b>inconsistencies in internal processes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When different departments utilize varied tools, this can lead to inconsistent results, complicating decision-making and reducing overall efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8984e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8984e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulatory non-compliance<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed2353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ed2353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations must adhere to specific standards in data processing, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/understanding-gdpr-definition-and-its-crucial-impact-on-businesses\">the GDPR<\/a>. <\/span><b>Uncontrolled AI tool use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> might result in inadvertent regulatory violations. Fines for non-compliance can be as high as 4% of a company\u2019s turnover.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7b3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f7b3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reputation harm<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076b7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"076b7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a risk that AI-generated results might not align with the company\u2019s <\/span><b>quality standards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, undermining consumer trust. For example, Sports Illustrated faced backlash for publishing AI-generated articles.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb161ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cb161ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec7e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ec7e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">How to address it?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef21a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef21a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three strategies to confront Shadow AI:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prohibit its use.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage the integration of AI into the work environment.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhance collaborator awareness.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f41b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67f41b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banning AI usage isn&#8217;t a comprehensive solution. &#8220;It results in even more concealed AI usage,&#8221; a manager observes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitating this evolution appears more suitable. The question is: what needs concerning generative AI are being expressed by collaborators? 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