More than two-thirds of corporate executives say they've violated their own AI usage policies in the past three months, and over half of the leaders also ranked security and compliance as the greatest AI implementation challenge.

That data comes from a survey commissioned by electronic document biz Nitro, titled "Enterprise AI: The Reality Behind the Hype."

The findings, which might be taken as a startling lack of self-awareness among the C-suite set, show corporate leaders betting that the presumed competitive advantages of AI usage outweigh the security risks, according to Nitro CEO Cormac Whelan.

Employees are not far behind their leaders in their indifference to corporate policies, with half admitting to unapproved use of AI tools.

The survey sheds light on the extent of "shadow IT

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