India's finance ministry has asked its employees to avoid using AI tools including ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official purposes, citing risks posed to confidentiality of government documents and data, an internal department advisory showed.

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The move comes at a time when countries like Australia and Italy have shielded their official systems from Chinese DeepSeek over privacy and data safety concerns.

India's finance ministry has instructed its employees to refrain from using AI tools such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official work, citing concerns over the confidentiality and security

The ministry has warned its employees about the risk to confidentiality of government data and documents while using AI tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek

The finance ministry in a circular said the move to ban the AI tools was taken in view of risks to confidentiality of (government) data and documents. Earlier, similar restrictions were introduced in

India’s finance ministry has banned the use of artificial intelligence tools, including ChatGPT and DeepSeek, in official work due to concerns over data security and confidentiality, according to a recent report by Reuters.

India's IT minister has praised Chinese startup DeepSeek for shaking up the sector with its low-cost AI assistant, likening its frugal approach to his government's efforts to build a localized AI model.

The finance ministry has advised employees against using AI tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official work due to confidentiality risks associated with government documents and data, according to an internal advisory.