The US House of Representatives has taken a significant step in regulating the use of advanced AI tools on its premises. Congressional staffers are now barred from using Microsoft Copilot, a powerful code generation assistant, on official devices.
This decision comes from the Office of Cybersecurity, citing concerns about potential data leakage.
The House memo, reported by Axios, states that Copilot risks “leaking House data to non-House approved cloud services.” This echoes similar concerns that led to restrictions on ChatGPT usage within congressional offices last year.
The memo further asserts that no alternative AI chatbots are currently authorized.
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