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New guidance from regulators in UK and Ireland puts the burden of verification on the practitioner. Here's what it means for firms and legal departments — and how to meet the regulations without banning the tools your fee-earners are already using.

In this issue, we’ll sum up our research on GenAI effectiveness, based on actual usage from thousands of end users. We’ll also show how the NROC Security solution can deliver an assessment of your organization’s GenAI effectiveness, giving visibility to new apps like Claude Cowork. We’ll share how we helped the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) ensure NIS2 compliance. Let’s start with AI FOMO and how it boosts investments but expands the GenAI governance gap.

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The full research report breaks down all of the 2Q26 benchmarks (in comparison to 1Q 2026) — adoption and weekly usage, the app landscape (including how Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude are actually being used), the prompting-skill level, data-exposure trends, and the GenAI Effectiveness Index methodology — along with the productivity-first governance framework for closing the GenAI productivity gap.

Increased employee productivity is the promise of AI, but measuring it remains elusive. This article explains why effectiveness is a better metric than productivity and how organizations can turn AI usage data into improving GenAI outcomes.

Although GenAI adoption is growing, productivity impact remains elusive. While 14% of employees use GenAI on a weekly basis, only 0.5% currently demonstrate the skill and frequency of effective use. The data underscores the importance of measuring GenAI usage, skill development, and business outcomes.

Short answer: If your organisation falls under NIS2, every generative AI tool your employees use is part of your regulatory risk surface. The single most important thing to know is what AI is being used and on which plan — because a personal or free GenAI account handles your data very differently from a business plan, and that difference can turn everyday productivity into a compliance gap.

Generative AI is accelerating faster than governance, leaving many organizations struggling to balance innovation with security. Join Northamber and NROC Security for a webinar that shows how productivity and safe GenAI use can go hand in hand.