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

Senior executives use unapproved AI tools at twice the rate of regular employees, creating governance and security blind spots that CIOs cannot control. The root cause is not ignorance but friction: approved tools are slower or less capable than consumer alternatives, forcing a choice between speed and compliance.

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