Finance Ministry directs employees to not use of AI tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek – Here’s the reason why

India’s finance ministry has advised its employees against using AI tools such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official work, citing concerns over the confidentiality of government data and documents, according to an internal advisory.

Similar restrictions on DeepSeek have been implemented in countries like Australia and Italy over data security risks. Reports of the advisory surfaced on social media on Tuesday, just ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s scheduled visit to India on Wednesday, during which he is expected to meet the IT minister.