The Indian government, through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has issued a second advisory mandating artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to obtain government permission before launching any AI products in the country. This directive, part of the new IT rules, is aimed at addressing issues caused by insufficiently tested generative AI platforms and models, including those that enable the creation of deepfake content. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar highlighted the importance of this move in ensuring discipline among platforms in taking their AI models from the laboratory to the public domain. The advisory is part of the government's efforts to comply with IT rules and to mitigate risks associated with misinformation or bias. However, the decision has sparked considerable debate among industry experts and stakeholders, with some criticizing it as a step that could hinder the growth of India's AI ecosystem and affect the country's competitiveness in the new economy, referring to it as a new form of 'license raj'.
Indian watchdog MeitY issues an advisory asking developers to seek "explicit permission" before deploying any AI models or AI-backed algorithms (The Economic Times) https://t.co/Fwv0vhh8x9 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/Y88ObQBWSl
This will slow down progress of GenAI companies in India. Overall- I think this will play out bad for India. https://t.co/Je3kDz3SL8
With this new license raj, India might just kill it's fledgling AI ecosystem! Please ensure these policies never get implemented @narendramodi, @AshwiniVaishnaw and @Rajeev_GoI 🙏🏽 https://t.co/mJ0ppXlyVW
What an astronomically stupid decision by #India🇮🇳. Following decades of stifling under the License Raj and just as it began to exhibit signs of recovery and growth, the country has now imposed unnecessary regulations and burdens on #AI adoption in India - a sector pivotal for… https://t.co/CeA6Hq670p
Mandating government approval of model deployment is the fastest way for a country to give up on competing in the new economy. What an own goal by India https://t.co/lav8Bv2QCL
India just kissed its future goodbye! Every company deploying a GenAI model now requires approval from the Indian government! That is, you now need approval for merely deploying a 7b open source model 🤯🤯 If you know the Indian government, you know this will a huge drag!… https://t.co/PnHk8SE7TF
Times of India @timesofindia: AI platforms need permits, may be denied in case of misinformation or bias risk: Government. #MachineLearning #AI #industry40 https://t.co/aRUP76zeT7
Times of India @timesofindia: Detecting deepfakes should not be the sole responsibility of platforms: Sam Gregory. #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #industry40 https://t.co/sxDFS8X1RN
Times of India @timesofindia: CBSE considers policy on use of AI to prepare students for future jobs - Hindustan Times. #aistrategy #industry40 #AI https://t.co/wCaOJGCWCr
Times of India @timesofindia: MeitY approval must for companies to roll out AI, generative AI models. #aiact #MachineLearning #industry40 https://t.co/ayys9Wxicp
Times of India @timesofindia: Under-testing AI models must get govt permission before deployment: MeitY. #industry40 #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning https://t.co/PMNC0KGT8M
So Moneycontrol reports that AI platforms will have to seek government permission before launching any AI product in India. Seems that the @GoI_MeitY has sent an advisory to AI platforms. Meity should clarify the legal basis for this advisory, because the IT Rules and the 1/
Govt directs social media, generative AI platforms to comply with IT rules The advisory is also applicable to all platforms that enable creation of deepfake content, whether image or videos, MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. https://t.co/bCj2aFQzsZ
ET NOW Exclusive | Govt issues continuing advisory on Gen AI platforms and problems caused by them without sufficient testing Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MoS, Electronics & IT, explains more details of the advisory as he comes down heavily on Google Gemini incident; he also speaks on… https://t.co/LMgOkxdAcM
The government has asked artificial intelligence models and platforms to seek its permission before launching an AI product in the country, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said @Rajeev_GoI https://t.co/HB1gLkMLWm via @moneycontrolcom
#WATCH | On 2nd advisory on AI under new IT rules, Union Electronics & Technology Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says, "Yesterday, we issued a second advisory...This advisory helps platforms to be a lot more disciplined about taking their AI models on platforms from the lab… https://t.co/PHlxwGG7T9