Should we block ChatGPT on the company network?
Blocking alone rarely works: people switch to phones, home networks or other AI tools, and you lose sight of the use, which is the opposite of what you want. Blocklists also lag behind, because new AI services appear every month and many are built into apps you already allow. A clearer path has three parts: a policy on which AI tools are approved and what data may go into them; an approved tool with a business account where there is real demand, so that people have a good alternative; and visibility of what is actually used, reviewed regularly. Blocking still has a place for specific high-risk services, for unmanaged devices on the guest network, or during an incident. NetSenX shows from the Pro plan which AI services hosts on the network connect to, including locally run models, and how much data goes to each; it sees the destination and the volume, not what was typed, and it does not block anything itself.