The AI tracker: FinMin issues advisory to safeguard govt data

The Union ministry of finance has issued an advisory to its staff cautioning them against the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT and China’s DeepSeek because of concerns over data protection of confidential government information. The advisory read, “It has been determined that AI tools and AI apps (such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek etc.) in office computers and devices pose risks for confidentiality of (government) data and documents”. Several countries, public sector departments and corporations have prohibited the use of DeepSeek in a matter of days after its release.