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.

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Meanings

nounshadow AI (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessThe 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.
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shadow AI. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20AI

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“shadow AI.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20AI. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadow AI,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20AI.

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