Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reportedly been inputting sensitive data from the U.S. Department of Education into artificial intelligence software for analysis. This includes financial data and personal information of individuals managing grants. The use of Microsoft Azure for this purpose has raised alarms among cybersecurity experts regarding privacy and data governance. Experts argue that while leveraging AI for efficiency is logical, it introduces new risks, particularly regarding data exfiltration and the necessity of stringent security measures in handling sensitive government data.
On one hand, it's a pretty logical use of AI: Using AI to interrogate raw, disparate, and presumably vast datasets to speed up "time to opinion" makes a lot of sense on a purely technical and solution level.
However, it's important to note that GenAI services represent a completely new risk profile due to its ongoing rapid evolution. The risk of data exfiltration across GenAI services is very real.
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