"According to Politico, staff were notified that AI features on corporate devices (including tablets) were disabled because the IT department could not guarantee data security. The bone of contention is that some AI assistants require the use of cloud services to perform tasks including email summarization, and so send the data off the device - a challenge for data protection."
"It's a unfortunate for device vendors that promote on-device processing, but the European Parliament's tech support desk reportedly stated: "As these features continue to evolve and become available on more devices, the full extent of data shared with service providers is still being assessed. Until this is fully clarified, it is considered safer to keep such features disabled." The Register contacted the European Parliament for comment."
European Parliament IT disabled AI features on corporate devices, including tablets, because the IT department could not guarantee data security. Some AI assistants use cloud services for tasks like email summarization, sending data off-device and raising data protection challenges. The measures aim to prevent confidential information from being transmitted to unknown cloud locations. Day-to-day tools such as calendar applications remain unaffected. The ban is temporary while technicians assess what data is shared and where it is sent. The Parliament has enacted legislation addressing AI risks and provided guidance discouraging use of such services for parliamentary business.
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