Solution

Find and control the shadow AI already in your org

56% of employees use unsanctioned AI tools. Emil's extension shows you which tools are in use and screens what's typed into them — turning an unenforceable policy into a measurable control.

Why shadow AI is a problem

  • Employees paste client data, code, and secrets into ChatGPT and Claude — and nobody has visibility into it.
  • Blocking AI tools outright just pushes usage to personal devices and accounts.
  • Your AI-use policy is a PDF nobody can enforce or measure.

What Emil does

  • Discovers which AI tools each user actually uses
  • Screens prompts for PII, secrets, and sensitive content before they leave the browser
  • Redacts or warns in real time as the user types
  • Reports usage and what was caught on a central dashboard

How it deploys

  • Browser extension for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, DeepSeek
  • Metadata-only logging — finding types and severities, never the content
  • Per-account today; org rollup and central policy on the roadmap

Questions

What is shadow AI?
Shadow AI is the unsanctioned use of AI tools by employees without IT approval or oversight. Surveys put it at over half the workforce. The risk is sensitive data flowing into AI providers you have no contract or control over.
How does Emil discover shadow AI?
The Emil browser extension records which AI tools each user opens and what categories of sensitive data were caught — surfacing usage you otherwise couldn't see, without logging the content itself.
Can it block data instead of just observing?
Yes. Emil screens prompts as they're typed and can redact sensitive content or warn the user before the prompt is sent — not just report after the fact.
Does it invade employee privacy?
No. Emil stores only finding metadata (type and severity), never the matched text or the full prompt. It's a data-loss control, not surveillance.

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