2025 AI Adoption & Risk Report

The wait is over. Built from proprietary data collected across billions of real-world workflows by Cyberhaven’s Data Detection & Response platform, the 2025 report offers unmatched insight into how AI is reshaping the workplace and putting sensitive data at risk. Cited by SC Media, CIO Online, and other top publications, last year’s edition set the benchmark for understanding enterprise AI usage. The 2025 edition takes it further, with insights into year-over-year shifts in AI usage, risk distribution, and emerging tool trends that you can’t afford to miss.

Get the definitive report on enterprise AI use, risk, and readiness.

Key Takeaways

See How AI Usage & Adoption Has Exploded

• Mid-level employees are the driving force of AI usage, using tools 3.5x more than their manager counterparts
• AI usage frequency in the workplace has grown 4.6x in the last year—and an astonishing 61x in the last two years
• Tech firms continue to lead adoption (38.9% of employees), while industries like retail and manufacturing saw 20x+ growth

Learn Why AI Data Risk is Rising & Understand the Real Risks

• New in this year’s report: Risk Ratings for the Top AI Tools, plus usage trends segmented by risk tier
• A staggering 83.8% of enterprise data flowing into AI tools is going to platforms classified as critical or high risk
• 34.8% of enterprise data shared with AI is now sensitive, up from just 10.7% two years ago

Discover How Developers Are Driving Change

• New exhibits provide the first-ever risk analysis of developer-specific AI tools, showing what is disrupting traditional workflows
• Rollouts of coding tools like Cursor and Cline lead to 400% usage growth, while IDE use drops 23.7%
• Mid-level talent leads AI adoption by a 189% margin over junior peers

Download your copy of the 2025 AI Adoption & Risk Report from Cyberhaven Labs and explore how AI is really being used across enterprises today—who’s using it, what data is at risk, and which tools are shaping the future.