The Indian government recommends that ``explicit government permission'' is required before introducing AI that is under development or that is unreliable.



The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), an Indian government agency, insists that government approval is required when introducing AI, etc. that is under development or has low reliability, and that the results generated may contain 'erroneous or unreliable results'. It turns out that each AI was required to be introduced with a label saying 'may contain'.

MeitY approval must for companies to roll out AI, generative AI models - The Economic Times

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MeitY guarantees that “AI or generative AI, large-scale language models (LLMs), or similar algorithms do not tolerate any bias or discrimination and do not threaten the integrity of the electoral process” for all platforms. I asked.

In line with this, MeitY advises major high-tech companies that ``any AI that is under development or untrusted requires explicit permission from the government,'' and that they must obtain government permission before deploying it to general users on the Internet. We urge you to seek.

Electronics and Information Technology Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar acknowledged that the recommendations were not legally binding, but said: 'This is supposed to be the future of regulation. If companies don't comply, they won't. A law will be enacted that will make it unavoidable.'



The government's move surprised technology companies, with some developers saying it could hinder India's competitiveness. Pratik Desai, who started an agricultural AI service in the US, said, ``My idea of working from the world of science fiction to introduce generative AI to Indian agriculture was foolish. 'This is terrible and demotivating after working diligently to train pest models and working full-time for 4 years to bring AI to this sector in India,' posted on X (formerly Twitter). doing.




The advisory follows Chandrasekhar's disappointment with Google's AI Gemini. In February 2024, a user asked Gemini, ``Is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a fascist?'' and Gemini replied, ``An expert says that Prime Minister Modi has policies that are considered fascist by some.'' In response, Mr. Chandrasekhar issued a warning to Google stating that it was a violation of India's IT regulations.

'Indian consumers cannot be used as Gemini's guinea pigs,' Chandrasekhar said in a previous interview. 'We must ensure that our safety and trust responsibilities are met both in letter and in the spirit of the law,' he said, expressing concern about unreliable new technologies. Ta.

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