For the past few years, companies have been grappling with how to control employees’ use of AI in the workplace, but it seems that executives are the most likely to flout the rules and put the organization at risk. 

According to a recent survey of more than 2,000 U.K. tech workers commissioned by tech specialist La Fosse, senior leaders are among the most high-risk users of AI, combining frequent use with commercially sensitive data, limited safeguards, and decision-making authority.

Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...