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64.5% of activity on personal and free-tier AI accounts is business use rather than personal use.

PublisherHarmonic Security
ReportEnterprise AI Provisioned. So Why Is the Work in Personal Accounts?
Published20 May 2026
TopicsAI Usage, Shadow AI, Data Security

Published by Harmonic Security in Enterprise AI Provisioned. So Why Is the Work in Personal Accounts?, 20 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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