Countries like Australia and Italy have positioned comparable restrictions on the usage of DeepSeek, citing knowledge safety dangers. Reports of the advisory surfaced on social media on Tuesday, forward of a scheduled go to to India by OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Wednesday, when he’s additionally because of meet the IT minister.
“It has been decided that AI instruments and AI apps (akin to ChatGPT, DeepSeek and many others.) within the workplace computer systems and units pose dangers for confidentiality of (authorities) knowledge and paperwork,” stated the advisory by the Indian finance ministry dated Jan. 29.
Representatives for India’s finance ministry, ChatGPT-parent OpenAI and DeepSeek didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
Three finance ministry officers stated the observe was real and the observe was issued internally this week.
Reuters couldn’t instantly affirm whether or not comparable directives have been issued for different Indian ministries.
OpenAI is going through warmth in India because of a high-profile copyright infringement battle with the nation’s prime media homes, and has stated in court docket filings that it doesn’t have its servers within the nation and Indian courts mustn’t hear the matter.
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