The State of AI in the Workplace 2025 reveals that IT and security teams have no oversight over 4 out of 5 AI apps, leaving companies vulnerable to breaches.
Zluri, a Next-Gen Identity Governance and Administration platform, today released The State of AI in the Workplace 2025 Report—the industry’s first comprehensive study on enterprise AI adoption and its resulting security challenges.
Unlike survey-based studies, the research analyzes real workplace AI usage data across 160+ organizations and 400K+ users globally, backed by Zluri's patented discovery engine.
Key Findings
The report shows AI has evolved from scattered experiments to essential business infrastructure, with some companies already adopting more than 100 AI apps. However, IT and security teams have visibility and control over fewer than 20% of them, leaving businesses vulnerable to data breaches and compliance failures.
“AI adoption in enterprises is accelerating at a breakneck pace—several companies now use hundreds of AI tools, and many operate entirely outside IT’s awareness, creating what I call ‘AI sprawl.’ This sprawl introduces new risks—from data leakage via unmanaged AI agents to uncontrolled access paths—necessitating real-time visibility and unified governance across both human and non‑human identities,” said Ritish Reddy, CEO and Co-founder of Zluri.
The report features the ‘Enterprise AI Leaderboard’ showcasing the top 20 AI applications, with ChatGPT maintaining a commanding lead, as well as ‘Rising Stars’ highlighting the next 10 applications gaining traction in the workplace.
Organizations are strategically investing in categories that deliver immediate business value, such as AI chatbots, writing assistants, and voice recognition software. The report identifies the most widely adopted tools across major AI categories. Notably, code generation tools are being adopted beyond engineering teams. However, AI agents remain in the nascent stages of adoption. The report also dives into AI usage trends across multiple departments such as Product & Engineering, Sales & Marketing and Customer Support.
Download the full report to access the complete Enterprise AI Leaderboard and department-specific insights.
Securing AI Adoption with Zluri
While AI boosts productivity, it creates security risks from unauthorized usage, access sprawl, and potential data leakages.
Zluri addresses these blind spots by delivering 100% AI visibility across the enterprise, automatically discovering all AI applications and tracking real-time usage patterns. The platform offers intelligent risk scoring and instant alerts that notify administrators when restricted tools are accessed. Admins can also create policies to de-provision access for restricted AI apps.
“With a structured approach—Visibility, Intelligence, Action (VIA)—organizations can reclaim control, detect Shadow AI, enforce access policies, and automate remediation, turning AI from a security threat into a strategic asset,” shared Ritish. “The data is clear—AI is already inside your organization. The real question is: will you govern it now or let it govern you later?”
Advanced capabilities launching soon will enable browser-based blocking of unauthorized AI tools and automatic data masking to protect sensitive information, allowing organizations to harness AI's potential while maintaining security and compliance.
About Zluri
Zluri is a Next-Gen Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) platform trusted by 200+ modern enterprises, including monday.com, Tipalti, and Guesty. Zluri helps organizations achieve 100% visibility into all identities and applications, automate joiner-mover-leaver workflows, streamline access requests, and conduct access reviews from a single intuitive interface.
For more information, visit www.zluri.com.
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