Who Owns Your Data When You Plug Into Off-the-Shelf AI?
1. The Convenience Trap Generative AI has never been easier to access. Open Microsoft 365, Zoom, Salesforce, Google Workspace or Slack and powerful “assistant” buttons pop up, ready to summarise meetings, draft sales emails or cook up marketing copy. For a time-poor SME this looks like a bargain: zero build cost, instant productivity. Yet that […]
Guarding the Crown Jewels: Why ‘Off-the-Shelf’ AI Can Leak Your Enterprise Data — and What CIOs, CISOs & CTOs Must Do About It
1. Convenience Has a Hidden Cost Chat-style copilots in office suites, “magic” summarisation buttons in collaboration tools, and plug-and-play generative APIs promise instant productivity. What many licence agreements don’t shout about is the fine print that lets providers ingest, retain or even train on the very data that makes your organisation unique. When that happens, intellectual […]