The Rise Of Shadow AI
Techstrong.ai, Wednesday, July 5,2023
The rise of Generative AI and ChatGPT is leading to a new version of Shadow IT with increased security and compliance risks. Generative AI large language models are complex and opaque, with few experts understanding how they work, leading to increased security risks.
With the rise of ChatGPT and generative AI, we're experiencing a new version of 'Shadow IT.' This time, the stakes are higher. Shadow IT, such as unauthorized use of cloud computing, posed significant security and compliance risks, regulatory violations, bypassed security and caused enormous technical debt. Generative AI large language models are much more complex and opaque than cloud computing at the time. Generative AI is similar to cloud computing a decade ago in that it is new and rapidly evolving. Modern use patterns for cloud computing support were well-known in most organizations. This domain was at least familiar to IT leaders at the time. You could say only the names were changed.