75% of Companies Implementing or Considering Permanent Ban on ChatGPT
75% of Companies Implementing or Considering Permanent Ban on ChatGPT
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75% of Companies Implementing or Considering Permanent Ban on ChatGPT.
A recent study by BlackBerry reveals that currently, 75% of organizations worldwide are either implementing or contemplating a ban on ChatGPT and other generative AI applications in their workplaces.
Among them, 61% indicate that these measures will be long-term or even permanent.
Surveying 2000 IT decision-makers from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, and Australia, the study found that 67% of respondents cited data security and potential privacy risks as the primary reasons for proposing prohibitions on the use of ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools.
Following closely was concern over corporate reputation risks at 57%. Additionally, 83% of respondents expressed worry that unsafe applications could pose security threats to their IT environments.
The survey data indicates that the impetus behind these bans largely comes from the internal technical leadership of the organizations, with CEOs of nearly half of the entities (48%) taking a leading role.
The distribution of forces driving these prohibitions is as follows:
– CIO/CTO/CSO/IT (72%)
– CEO (48%)
– Legal Compliance (40%)
– CFO/Finance (36%)
– HR (32%)
While there is a significant inclination to curtail the widespread use of this emerging technology, most IT decision-makers in the survey also recognize the potential positive impacts of generative AI applications.
Among them, 55% believe it can enhance efficiency, 52% see it as a driver of innovation, and 51% posit that it will bolster creativity.
Additionally, around 81% of respondents strongly support the use of AI tools for cybersecurity defense.
Shishir Singh, Chief Technology Officer of BlackBerry Cybersecurity, comments, “Banning generative AI applications in the workplace could mean significant potential business benefits will be negated.”
He emphasizes that companies should seek innovative “enterprise-grade” generative AI, focus on value rather than hype, and exercise caution in dealing with insecure consumer-grade generative AI tools.
The study also points out that while 80% of IT decision-makers believe their organizations have the right to control applications used by employees for work purposes, 74% believe that a complete ban signifies “overcontrol” over company and BYO devices.
In a recent Q2 2023 survey report, Gartner highlighted that generative AI has become the second most frequently mentioned risk, breaking into the top ten for the first time.
The widespread availability of generative AI, exemplified by technologies like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, has emerged as a key concern for enterprise risk management in the second quarter of 2023.
