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 "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/shadow-ai",
 "slug": "shadow-ai",
 "prefLabel": "Shadow AI",
 "altLabel": [
  "BYOAI (bring your own AI)",
  "Unsanctioned AI"
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 "definition": "The use of unapproved AI tools, or personal accounts on approved ones, for work tasks with work data.",
 "scopeNote": "",
 "tier": "explain",
 "group": "Oversight",
 "broader": [
  "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/approved-tools"
 ],
 "narrower": [],
 "related": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/ai-inventory",
   "type": "related"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/vendor-training",
   "type": "related"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/agent-sprawl",
   "type": "confused"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/citizen-developer",
   "type": "confused"
  }
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 "links": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/approved-tools",
   "label": "use outside of",
   "direction": "out"
  }
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 "modified": "2026-10-21",
 "markdown": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/shadow-ai.md",
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