In a recent development, the Union Finance Ministry of India has advised its employees to refrain from using AI tools such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official purposes. The advisory surfaced on social media on Tuesday. This advisory comes just ahead of OpenAI chief Sam Altman’s visit to India, where he is scheduled to meet IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.The government has expressed concerns about the potential risks posed to the confidentiality of government documents and data by using these AI tools. The advisory stated, “It has been determined that AI tools and AI apps (such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek etc.) in the office computers and devices pose risks for the confidentiality of (government) data and documents.”