In this main stage panel discussion with leaders from WB Mason, Microsoft, and BDO, Paul Langowski, Managing Director of Enterprise Business Applications, BDO, explained why enterprise AI governance requires organizations to move beyond blocking tools and proactively give employees secure, sanctioned ways to use AI.
Key Takeaways
Blocking AI Can Drive Data Outside the Enterprise: Restricting access to tools such as Claude AI or ChatGPT does not eliminate employee demand. Instead, users may move company data to personal devices and unsanctioned tools, putting that information further outside enterprise control.
Enterprises Need to Offer a Better Yes: Effective AI governance starts by understanding what employees are trying to accomplish and providing an approved way to do it. The goal is to make the secure path more useful than the workaround employees might otherwise find.
Policy Must Get Ahead of AI Risk: Langowski pointed to Agent 365 and Purview as tools that can help organizations manage AI-related activity, but emphasized that technology alone is reactive. Proactive governance begins with procedures and policies designed to shape AI use before organizations are forced to chase it.
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