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use of such tools, including generative AI, and its
"availability to the users on Indian Internet must be done so
with explicit permission of the Government of India," the
country's IT ministry said in an advisory issued last Friday to
the platforms.
Countries across the world are racing to draw up rules to
regulate AI. India has been tightening regulations for social
media companies, which count the South Asian nation as a top
growth market.
The advisory came a week after a top minister on Feb. 23
lambasted Google's Gemini AI tool for a response that Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused by some of
implementing policies characterized as "fascist".
A day later, Google said it had quickly worked to address the
issue and the tool "may not always be reliable", in particular
for current events and political topics.
"Safety and trust is platforms legal obligation. 'Sorry
Unreliable' does not exempt from law," deputy IT minister Rajeev
Chandrasekhar said on the social media platform X in response to
Google's statement.
India's Friday advisory also asked platforms to ensure that
their AI tools do not "threaten the integrity of the electoral
process". India's general elections are to be held this summer,
where the ruling Hindu nationalist party is expected to secure a
clear majority.
(Reporting by Aditya Kalra in New Delhi and Munsif Vengattil in
Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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