Govt. warns officials against using AI tools due to security risks

• The Ministry of Finance advises government officials to strictly avoid using AI tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek on official devices due to potential risks to government data and documents.

• OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, is currently in India to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• DeepSeek, developed by China, was launched in January.

• The Department of Expenditure issued a circular on January 29 advising the use of AI tools on office devices to be strictly avoided.

• DeepSeek, an open-source model, will soon be hosted on Indian servers to address data privacy concerns.

• The circular follows a similar order from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on the use of ‘ChatGPT-4 Plus’.