
DeepSeek, developed by China, was released in January 2025. File | Photo Credit: AP
The Ministry of Finance advises government officials to “strictly avoid” artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including ChatGpt and DeepSeek, on official devices, to “pose risks for the confidentiality of government data and documents.” I am doing it.
Sam Altman, Openai’s CEO, who runs Chatgpt, is currently in India and meets Narendra Modi.
DeepSeek, developed by China, was released in January 2025.
The circulation accessed by Hindu was issued on January 29, 2025 by the DOE (DOE).
“Office computer, device AI tools and AI apps (such as Chatgpt, DeepSeek, etc.) have been determined to bring risks for government confidentiality. Data and documentation. Therefore This is a matter of all employees, which may be used to be strictly avoided. This is the problem.
On January 30, Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister of Information Technology, told Hindu in an interview that DeepSeek will soon be hosted on an Indian server.
“Deepseek is an open source model, and immediately hosts DeepSeek on an Indian server. This will help you deal with data privacy parameters. The team is already working. We will immediately host an open source model on the Indian server.
DOE’s Circular was set for several months after another central government agency, the Office of Personnel Training (DOPT), held a training session for co-secretaries, including directors and assistant secretaries regarding the use of Chatgpt-4, as well as staff listed below. Plus’.

From the circular, DOPT officials were sent on October 10, 2024, and training was held in seven batches from October 14-16 of the same year.
It is not clear whether other ministries or central government departments have received similar orders restricting the use of AI tools.
Disclosure -2025 February 5, 225 01:49 PM IST