Centre is developing an AI regulation framework which aims at capitalising Artificial Intelligence for economic growth and addressing potential risks and harms.
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar provided clarity on the recent advisory issued for Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Monday. He stated that the advisory only applies to large platforms and is not meant for startups. To subscribe please click tau.id/2iy6f and access our live channel.
The clarification came after government’s recent advisory mandating government approval for under trial or training platforms before launching Artificial Intelligence (AI) products amid concerns and blowback over the move.
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The minister took to social media platform X and wrote, “The recent advisory of MeitY needs to be understood. It is aimed at significant platforms, and permission-seeking from the ministry is only for large platforms and will not apply to startups.”
The post followed the government’s tough March 1 advisory for social media and other platforms, triggered days after Google’s AI platform Gemini provided an objectionable response to the question, “Is Modi A Fascist?”, about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“Process of seeking permission, labelling and consent based disclosure to users about untested platforms is an insurance policy to platforms who can otherwise be sued by consumers.” The advisory was aimed at preventing untested AI platforms from deploying on the Indian internet.
“We issued one more advisory, which is a continued one that advises intermediaries and platforms that use AI, to be very careful about deploying on the public internet in India and allowing access to consumers,” the Union minister stated.
Furthermore, the ministry also asked platforms to ensure that the biases arising from their AI models or platforms do not hamper the electoral process in India. All concerned platforms were asked to submit an action-taken cum status report to MeitY within 15 days of the advisory.
Through the advisory, the government has also asked intermediaries to ensure that any potentially misleading content is labelled with unique metadata or identifiers, allowing for the identification of its origin and the intermediary involved.
Failure to adhere to the guidelines could lead to potential legal repercussions for intermediaries or platforms, including prosecution under the IT Act and other relevant criminal statutes, according to the advisory.
