Block the Prompt, Not the Work: The End of "Doctor No"

Traditional enterprise security approaches that simply block access to AI tools and websites create a "Workaround Economy" where employees bypass controls through unmanaged alternatives like personal email or browser extensions, resulting in zero organizational visibility and increased risk. The article argues that blocking tools is ineffective because security tools like firewalls and endpoint agents (software that monitors device activity) either break user experience or remain blind to threats like browser extensions harvesting data, as illustrated by a law firm that blocked DeepSeek but discovered 70% of users had installed invisible AI wrapper extensions routing traffic overseas.