India, Jan. 29 -- Indian-origin Madhu Gottumukkala, who serves as the Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), allegedly uploaded documents marked "for official use only" to ChatGPT, Politico reported. Allegedly, he uploaded sensitive contracting documents to a version of ChatGPT that anyone can use.

The outlet claimed the incident occurred last summer, citing four Department of Homeland Security officials who are familiar with what happened. He allegedly uploaded the documents to the AI chatbot, triggering multiple automated security warnings. These alerts are set to stop the theft or unintentional disclosure of government material from federal networks.

The documents he allege...