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.

India`s Finance Ministry bans AI tools like ChatGPT & DeepSeek on official computers due to data security concerns.

Employees of the Finance Ministry have been told not to use ChatGPT and DeepSeek, two artificial intelligence (AI) tools, for official work.

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 Indian Finance Ministry has instructed its officials to refrain from using AI tools and apps like ChatGPT and DeepSeek on government devices, citing concerns over data confidentiality. This move comes amidst global discussions regarding the potential security risks associated with AI tools and follows similar actions by countries like Australia and Italy,

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 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.

India's Finance Ministry has advised its employees to refrain from using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official tasks, citing concerns over the confidentiality of government data and documents.