Microsoft Temporarily Blocks Employee Access to OpenAI's ChatGPT over Security Concerns, Then Reverses Decision

Microsoft quickly reinstated access to ChatGPT and other AI tools after hour-long blockage, calling the action an error; meanwhile, other tech giants like Apple, Amazon, and Samsung have previously raised similar security concerns or temporarily banned the use of ChatGPT.

Microsoft temporarily blocked employees from accessing OpenAI's ChatGPT on company devices due to security concerns of potential data leaks. However, the company reversed this decision within an hour and attributed the initial restrictions to an error.
Although being a significant investor in OpenAI, Microsoft's blockage of access to the AI chatbot suggests that concerns related to AI security and privacy extend beyond the general public to even OpenAI's closest partners.
Other large tech companies including Apple, Amazon, and Samsung, have also previously raised data security concerns or temporarily blocked the use of ChatGPT, acknowledging potential issues with AI models' heavy reliance on user data sourced from the internet.
Despite the temporary blockage, Microsoft continues to incorporate OpenAI's AI technology across its services, including web search, cloud computing, and enterprise software such as Office365.
In response to data security concerns, OpenAI maintains that enterprise data is safe and that it does not use data generated from enterprise users to train its AI algorithms.