Starting this fall, the U.S. House of Representatives will pilot Microsoft Copilot for thousands of members and staff — a rapid policy reversal from the chamber’s 2024 ban that converts institutional caution into a high‑stakes experiment in government AI adoption. Background: from prohibition to...
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Starting this fall, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin a managed, year‑long pilot giving thousands of House staffers access to Microsoft Copilot, a dramatic policy reversal from the chamber’s 2024 ban and a consequential test case for how democracies adopt generative AI while trying to...
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The House of Representatives has quietly moved from prohibition to adoption: according to an Axios briefing shared with reporters, the House will begin rolling out Microsoft Copilot for members and staff as part of a broader push to modernize the chamber and integrate artificial intelligence...
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