Internal department consultations indicate that the Indian Ministry of Finance has asked its employees to avoid using AI tools, including Chatgpt and DeepSeek for official purposes, citing risks posed by the confidentiality of government documents and data.
Countries such as Australia and Italy have similar restrictions on the use of DeepSeek on the grounds of data security risks. The consultation report surfaced on social media on Tuesday before an open-ended visit to India on Wednesday, when he was also meeting the IT minister.
The Ministry of Finance of India dates January, and the Ministry of Finance of India’s recommendation said: “It has been determined that AI tools and AI applications (such as Chatgpt, DeepSeek, etc.) constitute confidentiality of (government) data and documents in office computers and devices. ” 29.
Representatives of the Indian Ministry of Finance, Chatgpt-Parent Openai and DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Three Treasury officials said the notes were real and were issued internally this week.
Reuters could not immediately confirm whether similar instructions had been issued against other Indian ministries.
Openai faces heat due to its infringement with the country’s top media companies and said in court documents that it has no servers in the country and that Indian courts should not hear about it.
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