尽管人工智慧技术备受瞩目，但由于社会舆论反弹及职场污名化，当前正兴起一种「不问不说」的隐密使用文化。多项全球调查显示，超过半数的员工与年轻专业人士在完成工作或提交成果时，选择不公开自己曾使用AI辅助，主因在于公开使用往往会被同侪视为懒惰并遭受职场惩罚。

这种隐瞒使用AI的现象不仅使企业宏观数据难以准确反映生产力提升，更可能衍生数据外泄与缺乏团队知识共享的风险。此外，除了工作层面，大众在私生活中对AI的依赖日益深入且私密，从情感寄托到日常生活作弊皆有，显示出实际应用情境与科技公司宣传重点之间的显著落差。

科技公司为维持市场估值往往选择性强调特定效益，使监管机构难以全面评估AI对社会、工作与人际关系的深远冲击。监管单位应要求科技巨头提高透明度，让外界研究人员得以厘清产品的真实使用情况，因为大众不愿公开承认的私密应用，往往比官方衡量的效益指标更能揭示AI的真实影响。

Despite the widespread hype surrounding artificial intelligence, a 'don't-ask-don't-tell' economy is driving its adoption due to public backlash and workplace stigma. Global studies reveal that more than half of employees and young professionals conceal their use of AI when submitting work, largely because disclosing AI assistance often leads peers to perceive them as lazier and incurs professional penalties.

This pervasive secrecy obscures actual productivity gains from corporate macro data while introducing operational risks such as data leaks and hindered team knowledge-sharing. Moreover, beyond professional tasks, individuals are turning to AI for deeply personal matters—such as companionship or private shortcuts—revealing a substantial gap between everyday human behavior and corporate marketing narratives.

Because AI companies tend to report product adoption selectively to justify investments, policymakers are left without a comprehensive understanding of the technology's true societal impact. Regulators must enforce greater transparency from tech firms to enable independent oversight, as the undisclosed ways people secretly use AI offer far deeper insight into its societal consequences than standard productivity metrics.