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Status NOTED
Created by John Brunsden
Created on Jun 9, 2026

AI Application Governance and Shadow AI Detection

It would be very useful if Advanced Insights could identify and report on locally installed AI agents, AI assistants, and AI-enabled desktop applications across the estate.

As AI adoption grows, organisations need visibility of which AI tools are being installed on endpoints — especially where they may be introduced outside normal governance processes. This would help with Shadow IT detection, governance, security, compliance, and duplicate tooling identification.

A useful enhancement would be the ability to:

  • Detect known AI-related installed applications

  • Classify them as AI tools / assistants / agents

  • Report on device count, versions, and trends

  • Highlight unapproved or newly emerging AI software

  • Support approved vs unapproved AI governance reporting

This would be a natural extension of Advanced Insights’ existing software inventory capabilities and would help customers better understand AI adoption across managed devices.

This is similar to my other request under https://ideas.patchmypc.com/ideas/PATCHMYPC-I-8428

  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Jul 8, 2026

    Thanks for this Idea, we're starting to think about how we might do this.

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