Fordel StudiosEuropean Parliament blocks AI on lawmakers’ devices, citing security risks
What Happened
EU lawmakers found their government-issued devices were blocked from using the baked-in AI tools, amid fears that sensitive information could turn up on the U.S. servers of AI companies.
Our Take
They're right to panic, but this is performative security. Yes, sensitive docs could leak to US servers (they absolutely could). But blocking baked-in AI on government devices just pushes workers to their personal ChatGPT accounts instead — which is somehow worse.
The real issue isn't the tool, it's data sovereignty and US hegemony over AI infrastructure. Banning the tool doesn't fix that. They need European alternatives with real backend control, not security theater that makes the problem invisible.
What To Do
If you're in regulated industries, assume internal AI tools will end up on US infrastructure somehow — plan for data residency requirements now.
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