Employer Due Diligence Required for Employee Use of Generative AI at Work

In November 2024 KPMG issued the results of its Generative AI Adoption Index survey which revealed that nearly half (46%) of Canadian employees are using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in their jobs.

The employees surveyed revealed that:

• 24% have entered proprietary employer data such as human resources, health and safety or supply chain information into public generative AI platforms (up from 16% in 2023)
• 19 % have entered private financial data about their employer (up from 12%)
• 37 % are unaware of employer controls over their generative AI usage for work purposes

While employee usage of generative AI large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude.ai for work purposes is convenient, employers and employees are cautioned that generative AI usage may create ethical, legal and financial exposure for employers including: