Minister of State for IT and Communication Rajeev Chandrasekhar throughout an interview with PTI, in New Delhi.
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Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday made it clear to tech large Google that explanations about unreliability of synthetic intelligence fashions do not absolve or exempt platforms from legal guidelines, and warned that India’s digital nagriks (residents) are not to be experimented on with unreliable platforms and algorithms.
The Minister’s feedback got here after Google, which is underneath fireplace over AI software Gemini’s objectionable response and bias to a query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stated it has labored shortly to deal with the difficulty and conceded that the chatbot “may not always be reliable” in responding to sure prompts associated to present occasions and political subjects.
Mr. Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for IT, in a put up on X stated guaranteeing security and belief are authorized obligations of platforms.
“Government has said this before – I repeat for attention of @GoogleIndia… Our DigitalNagriks are NOT to be experimented on with “unreliable” platforms/algos/model…`Sorry Unreliable’ does not exempt from law,” the Minister stated.
On Friday, Mr. Chandrasekhar had warned that Google AI software Gemini’s response to a query across the Prime Minister was in direct violation of Information Technology (IT) guidelines in addition to a number of provisions of the prison code.
He had taken rapid cognisance of the difficulty raised by verified accounts of a journalist alleging bias in Gemini’s response to a query on Mr. Modi whereas it gave no clear reply when an analogous query was requested for Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy and former U.S. President Donald Trump.
In an e-mail assertion earlier on Saturday, a Google spokesperson stated: “We’ve worked quickly to address this issue.”
Google additional stated Gemini is constructed as a creativity and productiveness software and “may not always be reliable, especially when it comes to responding to some prompts about current events, political topics, or evolving news”.
“This is something that we’re constantly working on improving,” the spokesperson stated.
The Minister had, in reality, marked the put up to Google and Ministry of Electronics and IT indicating additional motion in the matter on Friday.
“These are direct violations of Rule 3(1)(b) of Intermediary Rules (IT rules) of the IT act and violations of several provisions of the Criminal code,” Mr. Chandrasekhar stated on X earlier.
The journalist has shared a screenshot in which a query was requested to Gemini about Mr. Modi. In response, Gemini made uncharitable feedback about him however was circumspect when the identical question was posed about Mr. Trump and Mr. Zelenskyy.
