# Use Case Thursday: The Shadow AI Delusion

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Podcast: [Generative AI 101](https://stenobird.com/podcast/generative-ai-101-6932184)
Published: 2026-07-02T10:13:00+00:00
Episode link: https://generativeai101.podbean.com/e/use-case-thursday-the-shadow-ai-delusion/
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## Resource

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.

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