Report by Veeam
EMEA organizations facing a ‘shadow agent' crisis as boardroom anxiety over personal liability grows
Key Findings
70% of organizations admit that automated AI workflows are interacting with sensitive corporate data without full oversight.
67% of organizations report that employees are creating autonomous AI workflows that IT cannot fully track.
58% of enterprises find themselves under new corporate accountability laws.
12% of enterprises state that exact individual responsibilities for corporate accountability are shared and unclear.
40% of executives are concerned about personal liability or consequences related to AI governance and accountability.
39% of organizations report increased board-level scrutiny related to AI governance and accountability.
37% of executives say increased corporate accountability has increased personal stress or anxiety.
32% of executives say increased corporate accountability has created tension or conflict with other executives.
81% of leaders in Germany admit that automated workflows are interacting with sensitive data without oversight.
75% of organisations in the UK say they lack adequate oversight of AI agents interacting with sensitive data.
41% of organizations across EMEA are building their own local or sovereign AI models specifically to combat Shadow AI.
49% of organizations across EMEA are adopting a hybrid approach that blends local/sovereign models for sensitive data and global models for general tasks.
83% of leaders feel the EU AI Act will have a positive impact on organizations and the wider landscape.
63% of leaders fear the EU AI Act may introduce unintended operational or legal risks.
74.4% of leaders in the UK view ambiguities in the EU AI Act as a compliance risk.
73.6% of leaders in Germany view ambiguities in the EU AI Act as a compliance risk.
32% of organizations say regulatory pressure is already creating tension or conflict among executives.
41% of EMEA organizations rely entirely on global AI providers for all use cases.
45% of organizations say increased accountability has improved alignment and focus at the leadership level.
79% of leaders in Germany report employees creating shadow workflows that IT teams cannot track.
62% of leaders feel ambiguities or grey areas in the EU AI Act may create compliance risk.