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. Countries like Australia and Italy have placed similar restrictions. Reports of the advisory surfaced on social media, ahead of a scheduled visit to India by OpenAI chief Sam Altman.
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. Countries like Australia and Italy have placed similar restrictions. Reports of the advisory surfaced on social media, ahead of a scheduled visit to India by OpenAI chief Sam Altman.