AI agents gaining broad workplace access can see more than any individual, risking exposure of sensitive data and shifting decisions away from intended human roles.
Many people resist using AI due to environmental concerns, pride in human-made work, fear of critical-thinking erosion, job obsolescence, and avoidance of overreliance.
What is 'BYOAI' and why it's a serious threat to your company
Employees are rapidly adopting unapproved AI agents (BYOAI) to boost productivity, creating governance, data leakage, and power-asymmetry risks that outpace corporate controls.
Situationally adaptive AI teammates outperform both passive and highly autonomous agents, perceived as more intelligent while avoiding coercion and workflow disruption.