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Why Knowledge Security Is the Next Big AI Battleground

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What is knowledge security?  Why is it as important as data security? How are employees unintentionally feeding valuable business processes into AI models? And how is the rise of AI agents reshaping the traditional SaaS technology stack?

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This discussion introduces the concept of 'knowledge security,' highlighting the risk of AI models capturing tacit institutional knowledge and proprietary workflows through employee interaction. It emphasizes that as frontier AI agents are integrated into corporate stacks, the leakage of internal decision-making logic represents a new vulnerability beyond traditional data security. While primarily focused on corporate competitive advantage, the loss of control over high-level operational logic touches on broader governance concerns regarding the autonomy and transparency of agentic AI systems within the Australian business ecosystem.

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What is knowledge security?  Why is it as important as data security? How are employees unintentionally feeding valuable business processes into AI models? And how is the rise of AI agents reshaping the traditional SaaS technology stack?Host Tylah Tully answers all these questions and more when she sits down with Decidr Ai Industries (ASX:DAI) executive director David Brudenell for Part Two of the conversation, diving deeper into one of the most critical - and overlooked - risks in artificial intelligence: knowledge security.If you missed Part One of Brudenell's interview, tune in here.As businesses rapidly adopt AI agents and foundation models, Brudenell explains why companies may be exposing not just their data, but the very way they operate - their workflows, judgment, and competitive edge.He outlines how this 'tacit knowledge' is being captured by AI systems and why protecting it is becoming just as important as traditional cybersecurity.Here's what he said.Although Decidr.AI is a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing, it did not sponsor this content.This video does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.More related storiesSponsoredStockTake: Astral ResourcesAstral Resources is drilling deeper at Mandilla, where early signs are pointing to potential extensions below the current resource.Read moreSponsoredBrightstar Resources serves golden volley as Sandstone drilling delivers more high-grade hitsBrightstar Resources has returned high-grade gold hits at its Sandstone project in WA ahead of the upcoming PFS and future mine development.Read more