Nearly a third of generative AI users bring their own GenAI tools to work and use them without their employer’s knowledge, raising important compliance concerns over issues such as cyber risks, copyright and audit trails. A new survey from Big Four consultancy Deloitte UK also found that nearly half of the employees using GenAI at work had no formal training on how to use it safely in the workplace.

The GenAI Workforce Survey found that almost a quarter (24%) of UK workers now use GenAI tools every day for work. However, nearly two-thirds said they lacked leadership on how GenAI should be used in their organization.

Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine...