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Ghosts in the Machine: Real Scares from the AI Front
AI may be the productivity potion of our time, but left unchecked, it’s also summoning real-world horror stories. Here are four of 2025’s spookiest AI tales—every one true—and how smart governance can keep you from becoming the next cautionary headline.
The First AI Incident in Your Organization Won’t Be a Big One. That’s the Problem.
Your first AI incident won’t be big. But it will be revealing. It will expose the cracks in your processes, the ambiguity in your policies, and the reality of how your team uses AI. If you wait for a significant event before acting, you’ll already be behind. Building responsible AI systems doesn’t start with compliance. It begins with clarity and a willingness to take the first step before the incident occurs.
Shadow AI Is Already Happening And It’s a Governance Problem, Not a People Problem
If you think your workforce is calmly waiting for an “official AI rollout,” think again. From sales decks to code snippets, generative tools are already woven into daily workflows—only most of that activity is invisible to leadership.

