"Nearly 9 out of 10 AI tools inside enterprises are invisible to IT. That's the finding of a LayerX study that should send shivers down the spine of any executive: AI is shaping decisions, summarizing meetings, and analyzing data without the knowledge-or control-of the very teams meant to secure it. What sounds like a technical oversight has become a board-level crisis, worsened by new global regulations."
"Call it AI sprawl. Platforms ship "smart" features by default, leaving enterprises with dozens-sometimes hundreds-of parallel AI apps. IT teams often monitor only a fraction. A report from security platform Zluri found that four out of five AI tools inside enterprises are unmanaged, leaving leaders unsure what data they touch, whether they comply with retention rules, or if they've been activated at all."
Nine out of ten AI tools in enterprises operate without IT visibility, allowing embedded AI features to process sensitive information without oversight. The EU's AI Act now requires documentation of how general-purpose AI processes data and threatens substantial fines, but many organizations cannot even inventory active AI features. AI features are increasingly integrated into common platforms like Zoom, Salesforce, Slack, and Microsoft 365, arriving through silent updates and default settings. Security and compliance teams monitor only a fraction of these tools, creating unmanaged AI sprawl. Unmanaged AI risks include unknown data access, noncompliance with retention policies, and activation without approval.
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