The European Parliament bans AI from legal instruments, citing security risks

The European Parliament has reportedly banned lawmakers from using AI-powered tools in their workplaces, citing cybersecurity and privacy risks from sending private emails in the cloud.

By email seen by PoliticoThe parliament’s IT department said it could not guarantee the security of data downloaded to AI companies’ servers and that all data shared by AI companies was “still being tested.”

Therefore, the email said, “It is considered safe to keep things like this disabled.”

Placing information on AI chatbots, such as Anthropic’s Claude, Microsoft’s Copilot, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, for example, means that US authorities can ask companies that run chatbots to hand over user information.

AI chatbots often rely on using information that users provide or download to update their models, increasing the likelihood that information that may be uploaded by one person can be shared and viewed by other users.

Europe has some of the strongest data protection laws in the world. But the European Commission, the main body that oversees the 27-member bloc, last year floated proposals for new laws it aims to loosen its data protection rules to allow tech giants to train their own AI models on European data, angering critics who said the move was aimed at US tech giants.

The move to ban European lawmakers from getting AI products on their devices comes as several EU member states reassess their relationship and the US tech giants, which only obey US law and the unpredictable demands of the Trump administration.

In recent weeks, the US Department of Homeland Security has done so sent hundreds of subpoenas The interests of US technology and social media giants change the information of the public, including Americans, who have been openly critical of the policies of the Trump administration.

Google, Meta, and Reddit several lawsuits followedalthough subpoenas are not issued by a judge and are not enforced by a court.