As AI adoption accelerates, organizations face growing exposure to Shadow AI—the unsanctioned use of AI tools, models, and applications outside official oversight. This creates hidden risks across data security, privacy, compliance, and governance. Shadow AI can lead to unauthorized data movement, unvetted models, and inconsistent decision-making, putting enterprises at regulatory and operational risk. This white paper outlines the key challenges posed by Shadow AI and explains how BigID helps organizations discover, classify, and manage AI-driven data risks to strengthen governance and ensure responsible AI use.

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