NITDA warns organisations, staff against sharing sensitive data with public AI tools

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cautioned organizations and their staff against sharing sensitive data with public AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot. The agency highlighted the potential data protection and security risks associated with the use of public Large Language Models (LLMs) for drafting, research, and other work-related tasks.

NITDA warned that information entered into these platforms may no longer remain under the control of the organization that provided it, and could be retained, logged, or used by the service provider to train AI models. The agency advised against entering confidential, classified, official-use, or personal data into public AI platforms, as such exposure could constitute a personal data breach, violate data protection laws, and result in legal consequences.

NITDA recommended using only organization-approved AI tools for official work and removing, anonymising, or pseudonymising PII and other sensitive information before using AI platforms.

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