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shadow AI

shadow AI noun: the use of artificial intelligence tools, models, or features within an organization without the knowledge, approval, or oversight of the company’s IT or security department.

Noun

shadow AI (uncountable)

  1. The use of artificial intelligence tools, models, or features within an organization without the knowledge, approval, or oversight of the company’s IT or security department.

Questions about shadow AI

What does shadow AI mean?
Shadow AI means the use of artificial intelligence tools, models, or features within an organization without the knowledge, approval, or oversight of the company’s IT or security department.
What part of speech is shadow AI?
Shadow AI is a noun.

Words near shadow AI in the dictionary

  1. shadow
  2. shadow account
  3. shadow accounting
  4. shadow accounts
  5. shadow acne
  6. shadow AI
  7. shadow ban
  8. shadow band
  9. shadow bank
  10. shadow banker
  11. shadow bankers

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