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According to , U.S. Congressional staff can no longer use Microsoft’s Copilot on government-issued devices. Axios. The newspaper said it had obtained a memo from House Administrator Catherine Spindall telling Congressional officials that AI chatbots are now officially banned. Apparently, the Cybersecurity Agency considers Copilot a risk “due to the risk that House data could be leaked to cloud services not approved by the House.” There’s nothing stopping them from using Copilot on their phones and laptops, but it will now be blocked on all council-owned Windows devices.
Almost a year ago, Congress placed strict limits on the use of ChatGPT, which, like Copilot, also leverages OpenAI’s large-scale language models. This prohibits staff from using the free version of the chatbot on House computers, but due to stricter privacy controls, they can continue to use the paid version (ChatGPT Plus) for research and evaluation purposes. was allowed. Most recently, the White House unveiled rules that federal agencies must follow regarding generated AI to ensure that any tools used by federal agencies “do not jeopardize the rights and safety” of Americans. Became.
Microsoft said Axios It recognizes the needs of government users for higher security requirements.Last year, it was announced This includes a roadmap for tools and services for government agencies, such as the Azure OpenAI service for sensitive workloads and a new version of the Copilot Assistant in Microsoft 365. The company said all these tools and services have a higher level of security that is better suited to handling sensitive data. According to Spindall’s office, Axioswill evaluate the government version of Copilot when it becomes available and then decide whether it can be used on home devices.