India has issued an advisory asking ‘big companies’ using artificial intelligence (AI) tools or generative AI models to seek government approval before releasing them to the public. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) advisory does not apply to startups.
The advisory also calls on technology companies to ensure that their AI tools, products or services are covered.
“Do not allow any bias or discrimination and do not jeopardize the integrity of the electoral process.” The world’s most populous country is scheduled to hold general elections in the summer, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to secure a clear majority and seek a third term in office thanks to a strong economy. Widely expected.
“The advisory aims to ensure that unvetted AI platforms are not deployed on the Indian internet,” IT Deputy Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. becomes clear in.
Seeking permission from MeitY “applies only to large platforms and not to startups,” Chandrasekhar added.
The advisory comes in a few days. User claimed Gemini, the AI platform of American search major Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), gave a biased response to a question asking whether Prime Minister Modi is a fascist. Google apologized to the Indian government for Gemini, saying the platform was “untrustworthy.”
Google’s Gemini has come under criticism elsewhere, too, and was forced to temporarily suspend its AI-generated images feature after it produced results that distorted the race and gender of historical figures.
However, India’s recommendation has drawn criticism from several technology companies. Martin Casado, general partner at venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, said: said in, “This is truly a tragedy. Requiring government approval to deploy a model… It is counter-innovation. It’s anti-public. And we all lose…
Aravind SrinivasCEO of Perplexity.ai, said in The recommendation was “a bad move by India”.
However, India’s Chandrasekhar was quick to respond, making it clear that there are legal consequences under existing criminal and IT laws for platforms that enable or directly produce illegal content.
“So the best way to protect yourself is to use labeling and explicit consent, and for major platforms to get government permission before deploying their error-prone platforms (sic).” He said in.
“India believes in AI and being part of an expanding digital and innovation ecosystem as well as talent. India’s ambitions in AI and ensuring that internet users get a safe and reliable internet are not binary,” Chandrasekhar added.
India is currently Over 1,00,000 startups There are 113 unicorns and there are likely to be 10,00,000 startups and 10,000 more unicorns in the next 10 years.
India is expected to release a draft regulatory framework for AI by July to set guardrails to prevent misuse while using the technology for economic growth.
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