Book angle
The book treats shadow AI not only as a security issue but as a market signal: the work has outrun the official system built to govern it.
Why now
This concept matters for firms, regulators, and anyone misreading grassroots AI adoption as only a compliance problem.
Chapter references
- Chapter 11 - Shadow AI and the Office Mutiny
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