A significant portion of Fortune 1000 employees use unauthorized software, particularly AI tools like Cline, which poses heightened security and financial risks due to their deep access to codebases. As developers rapidly adopt AI coding assistants, these tools often operate outside corporate oversight, leading to unmanaged risks such as API keys stored on local machines and inconsistent configurations. Rather than banning these tools, which can drive them underground, organizations are encouraged to support them securely and visibly without disrupting developer workflows. Gitpod offers a solution by providing secure, standardized development environments that prevent security incidents associated with shadow IT. With features like centralized secret management, automated security enforcement, and enterprise platform integration, Gitpod ensures compliance and control over AI tool usage. This approach transforms AI adoption from a potential security challenge into a competitive advantage, enabling developers to use the tools they need while maintaining organizational oversight and reducing costs associated with unauthorized software use.