Congress is reportedly limiting staff use of AI models like ChatGPT

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Congress apparently has strict limits on the use of
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and similar generative AI tools. Axios
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to have obtained a memo from House of Representatives administrative chief Catherine Szpindor setting narrow conditions for the use of ChatGPT and similar large language AI models in congressional offices. Staff are only allowed to use the paid
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service due to its tighter privacy controls, and then only for "research and evaluation," Szpindor says. They can't use the technology as part of their everyday work.

House offices are only allowed to use the chatbot with publicly accessible data even when using Plus, Szpindor adds. The privacy features have to be manually enabled to prevent interactions from feeding data into the AI model. ChatGPT's free tier isn't currently allowed, as are any other large language models.


We've asked the House for comment and will let you know if we hear back. A use policy like this wouldn't be surprising, though. Institutions and companies have warned against using generative AI due to the potential for accidents and misuse. Republicans drew criticism for using an
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, for instance, while Samsung staff supposedly
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through ChatGPT while using the bot for work. Schools have banned these systems over
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. House restrictions theoretically prevent similar problems, such as AI-written legislation and speeches.

The House policy might not face much opposition. Both sides of Congress are attempting to regulate and otherwise govern AI. In the House, Representative Ritchie Torries
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a bill that would require disclaimers for uses of generative AI, while Representative Yvette Clark wants similar
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. Senators have conducted hearings on AI and put forward a bill to
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for harmful content produced using their platforms.

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