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Security leaders lose visibility as consultants deploy shadow AI copilots to stay employed


Fearing sweeping layoffs driven by AI and automation, elite consultants and high performers are turning to shadow AI for a competitive edge.

VentureBeat has learned that many of the top-tier strategists, marketers, practice leaders and their teams are becoming proficient in creating Python-based apps that can take analysis and insights beyond the existing genAI tools provided by IT. One SME leader confided to VentureBeat that the combination of APIs and Python fine-tuning makes it possible to create apps so hyper-customized to a client’s goals that it’s saving him days of manual work aggregating and analyzing data. VentureBeat interviewed Golan, Vineet Arora, CTO of WinWire, and senior leaders at fourteen leading global consultancies to understand the breadth of shadow AI adoption.

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