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Surrey County Council appears here through coverage of its draft AI policy, which would ban staff use of ChatGPT and Gemini in favour of Microsoft Copilot. The discussion frames the move as a data governance response to shadow AI, where employees paste confidential spreadsheets, resident records, public consultations, and statutory material into free public cloud tools. For WindowsForum readers, the thread connects local government IT policy with familiar enterprise concerns: controlling which AI assistants touch sensitive data, standardising on Microsoft tooling, and reducing the risk that convenience outpaces oversight.
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    Surrey Council Draft AI Policy Bans ChatGPT and Gemini for Microsoft Copilot

    If you have ever watched a well-meaning office worker paste a confidential spreadsheet into a free web browser tab just to get a quick summary, you have witnessed the exact nightmare keeping enterprise IT administrators awake in 2026. For local governments, where daily workflows involve...