Early production · Updated 18 August 2026

Shadow AI: Pause Before You Paste

For everyone who reaches for an AI tool to get the work done: what counts as shadow AI, what should never be pasted into one, and how to pause and decide before you do.

15 minutes · Self-paced · Narrated, captioned and audio described

English today · other editions planned or on demand

Built for EU AI Act Article 4

Since February 2025, organisations using AI must ensure their people have a sufficient level of AI literacy. This module is designed for that duty, with a dated, versioned completion record for every learner.

Training, not legal advice. Whether your organisation discharges its own obligations depends on how you deploy AI, who uses it and in what roles.

What your people will be able to do

  • Recognise shadow AI in everyday workplace situations
  • Identify information that should not enter an unapproved AI system
  • Apply the PAUSE decision process before using AI
  • Respond to an accidental disclosure by reporting, not concealing

What it costs your organisation

Buy the module outright and own it permanently, with two years of updates included. Prices are published and fixed: you self-select by headcount, there is no bespoke negotiation.

Licence prices by organisation size
Organisation sizePerpetual licenceUpdates after year two
Up to 250 people£9,499£2,999 a year
251 to 2,000 people£17,999£5,999 a year
2,001 to 10,000 people£26,999£8,999 a year
More than 10,000 peopleTalk to usAgreed with the licence

Renewing updates is optional. The module keeps working either way, and it always shows the date it was last updated, so it never presents itself as more current than it is.

More than one module? Talk to us about bulk pricing across the catalogue.

How it is delivered

  • SCORM 1.2, so it runs on your own LMS, or on ours if you would rather not host it.
  • Self-paced. Learners stop and resume where they left off, on any device.
  • Every learner's completion is recorded with a date and a content version.
  • Built to WCAG 2.2 AA: narrated, captioned, audio described, and fully keyboard operable.
  • Delivered in English, with French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian editions planned — and other languages available on demand with an organisation licence.

Common questions

Will it run on our LMS?

Yes. It is a SCORM 1.2 package, the most widely supported standard there is, and it is fully self-contained: no external calls, nothing that breaks behind a corporate firewall. If you would rather not host it, learners can take it on our platform instead.

How long does it take?

It is self-paced and takes about 15 minutes. Learners can stop at any point and resume where they left off, on any device.

What does the licence include?

You buy the module outright and own it permanently, for everyone in your organisation, with two years of content updates included. After that, updates renew annually and renewing is optional: the module keeps working either way, and it always shows the date it was last updated.

How do learners prove they completed it?

Every learner's completion is recorded with a date, a score and the content version, through your LMS or ours. The certificate is only issued once every part of the module has been seen and the assessment passed, so a completion record means the training actually happened.

Is it accessible?

Yes, to WCAG 2.2 AA as a hard floor: narrated, captioned, audio described and fully keyboard operable. A conformance statement is available, and a trial lets your own team verify it with a screen reader before buying.

What languages does it come in?

It is delivered in English today, with French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian editions planned. Each language gets a native voice for that language, never a dubbed English one. If your organisation needs a language that is not listed, talk to us: other languages are available on demand with an organisation licence.

Does completing this make us compliant with Article 4?

Training is one part of meeting the obligation rather than the whole of it. This module is designed for the duty and gives you a dated, versioned completion record for every learner; what a sufficient level of AI literacy looks like still depends on your deployment and your people's roles.

See the rest of the catalogue

Browse every module on the modules page, or read how we build and test them on the standards page.