{"id":24415,"date":"2026-04-30T16:09:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleverrepublic.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=24415"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:39:00","slug":"when-banning-genai-backfires","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverrepublic.com\/nl\/resources\/blog\/when-banning-genai-backfires\/","title":{"rendered":"When banning GenAI backfires: How AI Governance choices affect productivity\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24415\" class=\"elementor elementor-24415\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2a325 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba2a325\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492dc48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492dc48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Generative AI is no longer a futuristic experiment. It\u2019s already woven into daily work. Drafting texts, summarising documents, analysing information, and supporting decisions are executed with GenAI. For many employees, GenAI has quietly become part of how work gets done. And yet, an increasing number of organisations are doing the opposite of adoption. They are banning it. Often completely. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These internal GenAI bans usually come from a very understandable place: concerns about data leakage, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, reputational risk, or simply a lack of organisational readiness and AI maturity. In some cases, those concerns are more than justified. Recent incidents involving hallucinated outputs in official reports have made that painfully clear.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But,\u00a0what\u00a0actually happens\u00a0to productivity when\u00a0organisations\u00a0ban GenAI?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae259d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae259d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleverrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-30-apr-2026-16_06_25.png\" title=\"ChatGPT Image 30 apr 2026, 16_06_25\" alt=\"ChatGPT Image 30 apr 2026, 16_06_25\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998bd36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"998bd36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bc34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69bc34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Governance Decisions Are Never Neutral <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b8ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b8ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In conversations about AI Governance, bans are often discussed as necessary safeguards. Just like restructurings, policy changes, or new tooling. And organisational interventions have consequences. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We at Clever Republic work daily at the intersection of AI Governance, AI Literacy, and organisational design, and we see a recurring pattern: governance choices are often framed as purely defensive. Risk mitigation first, efficiency later: if at all. But governance decisions don\u2019t operate in a vacuum. They shape how people work, what tools they rely on, how much discretion they have, and how much trust they feel. That means they can influence productivity in subtle but very real ways.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcaf98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efcaf98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e9928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1e9928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why \u201cJust Comparing Firms\u201d Doesn\u2019t Work<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc19cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc19cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At first glance, it might seem easy to answer the productivity question. Compare firms that ban GenAI with those that don\u2019t, and see who performs better. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not that simple.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Firms that impose GenAI bans are not random. They are often:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More heavily regulated<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More risk-averse<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Operating with sensitive data<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Already embedded in complex compliance structures<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These same characteristics also affect productivity, regardless of AI. So if we observe differences, we don\u2019t know what caused what.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is a classic AI Governance trap: mistaking correlation for causation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518a36f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"518a36f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4089fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4089fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking at Bans as Policy Interventions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7a0cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e7a0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instead of asking\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhich firms perform better?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0a more useful question is:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What changes inside a firm after a GenAI ban is introduced compared to what would have happened if it\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0been?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That framing treats a GenAI ban as what it really is: a policy intervention. By looking at firms before<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after a ban and comparing them to similar firms that didn\u2019t implement one, we can start isolating the effect of the governance decision itself, rather than the firm\u2019s underlying character. This kind of thinking comes straight from causal inference, but its implications are deeply practical: it forces us to acknowledge that governance decisions have measurable organisational effects.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a7b15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9a7b15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d004c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50d004c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Reality of Shadow AI<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6517e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6517e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next to that, there\u2019s another uncomfortable truth organisations often underestimate. A GenAI ban does not mean GenAI disappears. Employees are creative. If they can\u2019t use AI on their work laptop, many will use it on a personal device. Or a private account. Or through tools that aren\u2019t monitored. This phenomenon is called \u2018Shadow AI\u2019, which means that bans frequently lead to partial compliance at best. From a governance perspective, that matters. Because what you end up measuring is: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Formal restriction<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Informal continuation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Uneven enforcement<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unequal access across teams<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ironically, this can make organisations both less productive and less safe because AI use becomes invisible rather than governed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5fa96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c5fa96\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982c9c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"982c9c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Productivity Isn\u2019t Just About Tools<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d629e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d629e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">One of the most important insights from this research perspective is that GenAI bans\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">don\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">\u00a0just affect productivity by removing a tool. They also send signals. They signal how much autonomy employees have, what management\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW74623957 BCX0\">prioritises<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">, and how much trust exists between <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW74623957 BCX0\">organisation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW74623957 BCX0\">workforce<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">. Those signals shape\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW74623957 BCX0\">behaviour<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">. In some contexts, a ban may\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW74623957 BCX0\">slow work<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\"> down. In others, it may push people toward workarounds. In still others, it may reduce experimentation altogether which has long-term innovation consequences that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">don\u2019t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\"> show up <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">immediately<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74623957 BCX0\">\u00a0in metrics.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW74623957 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd970be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd970be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbf173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cbf173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What This Means for AI Governance in Practice <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39e687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d39e687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So\u00a0what should\u00a0organisations\u00a0do? The takeaway\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">never ban GenAI.\u201d Sometimes restrictions are necessary. But blanket bans without literacy, alternatives, and governance maturity come at a cost. Some important takeaways: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Understanding where AI adds value<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Knowing where risks\u00a0actually\u00a0materialise<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Equipping people to use AI responsibly<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Making usage visible rather than hidden<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In other words: governance choices should be evaluated not only on compliance grounds, but also on\u00a0organisational\u00a0impact.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f969a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85f969a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleverrepublic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-30-at-15.53.04.png\" title=\"Screenshot-2026-04-30-at-15.53.04\" alt=\"Screenshot-2026-04-30-at-15.53.04\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4371368 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4371368\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8532dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8532dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Governance as Control to Governance as Design<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a720195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a720195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At Clever Republic, we see AI Governance not as a brake, but as a design challenge. Good governance doesn\u2019t just prevent harm, it shapes how technology fits into work in a way that is sustainable, responsible, and productive. That means asking harder questions:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u00a0behaviour\u00a0are we\u00a0actually encouraging\u00a0with this policy?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What workarounds might it create?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What capabilities are we missing if banning feels like the only\u00a0option?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GenAI is already changing how work gets done. The real question is whether\u00a0organisations\u00a0want that change to be visible and governable or hidden and uncontrolled.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you want to have a chat with us about this interesting topic, reach out to us at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@cleverrepublic.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">info@cleverrepublic.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or to one of\u00a0our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverrepublic.com\/nl\/our-team\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI colleagues<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4699f1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4699f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generative AI is no longer a futuristic experiment. It\u2019s already woven into daily work. Drafting texts, summarising documents, analysing information, and supporting decisions are executed with GenAI. For many employees, GenAI has quietly become part of how work gets done. And yet, an increasing number of organisations are doing the opposite of adoption. 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