Firstly, if your company has no AI usage policy, then it’s high time you create one. — Pixabay
We know plenty of workers are keen to use AI in the office to speed up mundane tasks, and many forward-thinking employers actively encourage AI use to increase productivity. But any breakthrough technology brings risks as well as benefits, and a new survey shows most companies have almost no idea how their workers are using AI. It’s almost impossible to overstate the legal, financial, and reputational hazards that go with unchecked AI use in the workplace.
Data from a survey by New York City-based business advisory firm EisnerAmper shows that only 22% of US desk workers who use AI tools say their company actively monitors how the tech is being used, industry site HRDive reported. That means that roughly eight in 10 workers using AI in the office are using it with little oversight – so even if their employer has safety rules or legal guidelines about using these tools, there’s absolutely no guarantee that the workers are following these guides, and, also, there’s likely no audit trail should something go horribly wrong.
