Enterprise AI Sprawl: Why Invisible AI Is Bad for ERP Governance

Enterprise AI sprawl is becoming a governance crisis comparable to shadow IT, with 59% of organizations deploying agentic AI but only 20% having basic testing and risk controls in place. The next cost shock will come from unmanaged AI agents and tools rather than token usage, requiring architectural governance before agents move to active workflow participation.

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