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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Aussie businesses are risking data in race to use AI

Businesses are sharing confidential company data with free AI software despite the very real risks. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

One in three Australian businesses are using free artificial intelligence tools to boost their productivity, a report has found, and most are sharing confidential company data with the software despite the risks.

HP and Microsoft revealed the trend in a study on Wednesday that also showed most small and medium businesses were eager to adopt AI technology, although just over half had done so.

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