NEW DELHI: Unable to provide any explanation for Prime Minister Modi’s baseless comments made by its AI platform Gemini, US tech giant Google says “sorry” to government and says platform “cannot be trusted”, Rajeev says. The Minister of State for IT and Electronics stated. Chandrasekhar told TOI.
“We have sent them a notice seeking clarification on the unsubstantiated findings raised by Gemini regarding certain questions against Prime Minister Modi. AI platforms need ‘permission’ from the state to operate in the country. When the government announced this, the minister reportedly replied, “We’re sorry, but we can’t trust the platform.” “That’s not a defense that can be taken,” he said of Google’s response, criticizing some AI platforms that offer “consumer solutions” even in the trial phase.
The minister said India could be used as a testing ground for AI platforms, especially at a time when India is facing increasing criticism around the world for providing users with unsubstantiated, biased, false information and unverified results. He said it cannot be used. “AI data is leaking out of the lab directly onto the public internet, with no testing or guardrails. And when they get treated unfairly, they say, ‘Sorry, we can’t trust that.’ ”
Citing the example of Google’s Gemini, he said: They accessed the public internet from their labs without fear of the consequences of breaking the law. And when they find out, they say, “Sorry, we can’t trust that information.” ”
The minister said the Indian government will discourage underdeveloped platforms from launching full-fledged services, especially if they do not adequately disclose to users that the information they spew out may be misleading, false or illegal. I made it clear that I would not allow it.
“We said the Indian internet is not your laboratory. If you move out of the lab and it’s still being tested and unreliable, put a disclaimer on the platform that says this is being tested. Additionally, through consent forms and terms of use, users of the platform must be informed that this is an error-prone platform and may generate illegal content, and that this is a platform under testing. and must be explicitly notified that it may output something like the following: It’s illegal and it’s wrong.”
The minister said that AI platforms cannot use India as an extension of a laboratory. “Indian internet and Indian consumers cannot be considered as an extension of R&D. We must respect Indian consumers and digital nagriks. It must be clearly communicated that it is susceptible, unreliable and may cause hallucinations. Therefore, communicate up front that you are approaching the platform with full awareness and knowledge.”
The minister said AI platforms can be prosecuted for violations and misinformation under India’s IT Act and Penal Code. “We have the Penal Code, the Indian IT Act and the IT Rules, which clearly state that there are 12 types of illegal content that cannot be created. Even if you create one, you can’t defend it by saying, “I can’t be trusted.” You will be prosecuted. ”
The minister said Gemini’s unverified and unsubstantiated results were “reckless, irresponsible and certainly disrespectful” to Indian consumers. “They are taking India’s digital nagrik for granted and we will stop this.”
The government on Saturday issued an advisory for AI-driven startups, citing the need to label unverified information as potentially false and error-prone. The new notification comes almost two-and-a-half months after the government issued an advisory on the issue of deepfakes, following several incidents of artificially created content entering social media and internet channels. I was disappointed.
“We have sent them a notice seeking clarification on the unsubstantiated findings raised by Gemini regarding certain questions against Prime Minister Modi. AI platforms need ‘permission’ from the state to operate in the country. When the government announced this, the minister reportedly replied, “We’re sorry, but we can’t trust the platform.” “That’s not a defense that can be taken,” he said of Google’s response, criticizing some AI platforms that offer “consumer solutions” even in the trial phase.
The minister said India could be used as a testing ground for AI platforms, especially at a time when India is facing increasing criticism around the world for providing users with unsubstantiated, biased, false information and unverified results. He said it cannot be used. “AI data is leaking out of the lab directly onto the public internet, with no testing or guardrails. And when they get treated unfairly, they say, ‘Sorry, we can’t trust that.’ ”
Citing the example of Google’s Gemini, he said: They accessed the public internet from their labs without fear of the consequences of breaking the law. And when they find out, they say, “Sorry, we can’t trust that information.” ”
The minister said the Indian government will discourage underdeveloped platforms from launching full-fledged services, especially if they do not adequately disclose to users that the information they spew out may be misleading, false or illegal. I made it clear that I would not allow it.
“We said the Indian internet is not your laboratory. If you move out of the lab and it’s still being tested and unreliable, put a disclaimer on the platform that says this is being tested. Additionally, through consent forms and terms of use, users of the platform must be informed that this is an error-prone platform and may generate illegal content, and that this is a platform under testing. and must be explicitly notified that it may output something like the following: It’s illegal and it’s wrong.”
The minister said that AI platforms cannot use India as an extension of a laboratory. “Indian internet and Indian consumers cannot be considered as an extension of R&D. We must respect Indian consumers and digital nagriks. It must be clearly communicated that it is susceptible, unreliable and may cause hallucinations. Therefore, communicate up front that you are approaching the platform with full awareness and knowledge.”
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The minister said Gemini’s unverified and unsubstantiated results were “reckless, irresponsible and certainly disrespectful” to Indian consumers. “They are taking India’s digital nagrik for granted and we will stop this.”
The government on Saturday issued an advisory for AI-driven startups, citing the need to label unverified information as potentially false and error-prone. The new notification comes almost two-and-a-half months after the government issued an advisory on the issue of deepfakes, following several incidents of artificially created content entering social media and internet channels. I was disappointed.
