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Shadow AI

Posts about ungoverned AI tool usage, the 71% problem, and Shadow AI risk patterns in UK agencies.

UK Agencies

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What is Shadow AI?(And Why Your Agency Has It)

Jan 13, 2026

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4 min read

What is Shadow AI?(And Why Your Agency Has It)

How ungoverned AI tool usage creates cascade risk for UK agencies—and what governance actually means.

Michael MacDonald
Michael MacDonald

Governance

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GovernFirst, Not AI-First

Jan 6, 2026

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5 min read

GovernFirst, Not AI-First

Why UK agencies need governance infrastructure before AI acceleration—lessons from 15 years running agencies through crisis.

Michael MacDonald
Michael MacDonald

UK Agencies

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Why I Built Brains Before Bots

Dec 23, 2025

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5 min read

Why I Built Brains Before Bots

One agency survived external crisis through formalised governance. The other closed when informal governance reached its limits. Here's what that taught me about Shadow AI.

Michael MacDonald
Michael MacDonald

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