While security professionals are generally enthusiastic about the potential role of generative AI (GenAI) in their organizations, they are also concerned about the impact these new tools could have in their environments. Dark Reading’s survey on the use of GenAI in the enterprise reveals a high degree of awareness and concern about the potential pitfalls of going all in on this technology.
Nearly three-fourths of survey respondents express some concern about the security and safety risks posed by ChatGPT and other GenAI technologies. About the same number also believe employees are using public GenAI technologies for work purposes — even if they are not fully authorized to do so.
A majority of respondents (86%) say that organizations have to have appropriate risk management tools to maintain trust in the technology. However, questions surround what strategies to use to mitigate risk, whether that is AI governance (43%), defining data guidelines and policy (42%), reviewing responses returned by GenAI to identify undesirable results (42%), or setting up an AI application security program (40%). A slight majority (57%) say awareness training focusing on responsible AI practices is…
