Microsoft says 71% of workers have used unapproved AI tools at work

The creeping use of shadow AI in the UK is leaving organizations at huge risk, according to Microsoft, prompting calls for a crackdown in the workplace.

According to new research from the tech giant, 71% of UK employees have used unapproved consumer AI tools at work, with 51% doing so every week.

Just under half are using them to draft and respond to workplace communications, with four-in-ten using them to draft materials at work such as reports and presentations.

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