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Use Case Thursday: The Shadow AI Delusion
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- Generative AI 101
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- Jul 2, 2026
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- 548
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Summary
In this episode, host Emily Laird exposes the massive delusion behind corporate AI bans and the quiet rise of off-the-books model usage. Managers believe a strict firewall stops unauthorized tech, but it only forces employee innovation into the gray market of Shadow AI. Instead of pretending the technology does not exist, you will get a precise blueprint for building a one-page rulebook your team will actually respect. It is time to replace reactive boardroom panic with transparent and auditable parameters. ────────────────── 📑READ DEAN BALL'S ESSAY https://www.hyperdimensional.co/p/what-should-be-done 🎯 JOIN THE AI WEEKLY MEETUPS https://www.uwstout.edu/ai-weekly-meetup 📩 EMAIL REMINDERS FOR THE MEETUPS https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/2101263/1779703/ 💬 CONNECT WITH EMILY LAIRD ON LINKEDIN http://www.linkedin.com/in/meet-emily-laird ────────────────── You now know more about managing Shadow AI than you did before you arrived.