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.

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,

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

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 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.

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.