Generative AI Visibility Gaps Jump to 17.6% and Agent Blind Spots Hit 21.1%
AVPT•AvePoint’s State of AI Report finds visibility gaps in unsanctioned AI use jumped from 6.3% in 2025 to 17.6% for generative AI and 21.1% for AI agents, with 46.9% of employees using agents weekly or daily. Security incidents affected 88.4% of organizations, driving AI governance tool investments.
1. Surge in AI Visibility Gaps
AvePoint’s report shows that the share of organizations unable to track unsanctioned generative AI use climbed from 6.3% in 2025 to 17.6% in 2026, while blind spots for AI agent activity stand at 21.1%. This widening visibility gap underscores challenges in monitoring employee AI tool adoption without a centralized trust layer.
2. Frequency of AI Agent Use and Security Incidents
Nearly 46.9% of enterprise employees now use AI agents daily or weekly, accelerating reliance on autonomous workflows. However, 88.4% of organizations reported at least one agent-related security incident in the past year, highlighting a critical misalignment between adoption speed and data protection readiness.
3. Deployment Delays and Governance Investments
Concerns over data governance and security have delayed generative and agentic AI deployments by an average of almost six months for 86.9% and 86% of organizations respectively. As a result, third-party AI governance tools and emerging AI Agent Management Platforms rank as the top planned investments for the next 12 months.
4. Market Opportunity for AvePoint
The reported governance gaps and deployment delays amplify demand for AvePoint’s unified AI data protection solutions. By addressing visibility, enforceable control, and resilience, AvePoint is positioned to capture enterprise spending on trust-layer technologies as AI adoption scales.
