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Co-authored by James Robinson and Jason Clark
No sooner did ChatGPT and the topic of generative artificial intelligence (AI) go mainstream than every enterprise business technology leader started asking the same question.
Is it safe?
At Netskope, our answer is yes—provided we are doing all the right things with sensitive data protection and the responsible use of AI/ML in our own platforms and products, and effectively conveying an understanding of that use to our customers, prospects, partners, and third- and fourth-party suppliers to help build programs that are governance-driven.
The managed allowance of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools is a necessity. Organizations that simply “shut off” access to it may feel initially more secure, but are also denying ChatGPT’s many productive uses and putting themselves—and their entire teams—behind the innovation curve.
Managed allowance of ChatGPT
Netskope has been deeply focused on the productive use of AI and machine learning (ML) since our founding in 2012, and many AI/ML innovations—dozens of them patented—are already part of our Intelligent SSE platform. Our Netskope AI Labs team routinely discusses AI/ML and data science innovation with Netskope customers