Bangladesh, Jan. 29 -- The revelation that the acting head of the United States top cyber defense agency uploaded sensitive government documents into a public version of ChatGPT has triggered renewed concerns about how rapidly adopted artificial intelligence tools are being used inside the federal government. According to a Politico investigation, the incident has prompted an internal review within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and raised uncomfortable questions about leadership, judgment, and safeguards at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

At the center of the controversy is Madhu Gottumukkala, CISAs acting director since May, who reportedly used ChatGPT last summer to input contracting documents m...