Context :
Digital
Nagriks’ not to be experimented with ‘unreliable’ AI models, govt tells Google
India .. BT .. 24 Feb 2024
Extract :
The Indian government, through the Centre, has issued a stern
warning to Google India, cautioning against the experimentation with
'unreliable' algorithms or AI models on India's digital citizens, termed
'Digital Nagriks'. This warning comes as the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (IT) prepares to issue a notice to the tech giant
regarding what it deems as "problematic and illegal" responses
generated by Google's Gemini AI.
Minister of State for Electronics and
IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express the
government's stance, stressing that the legal responsibility to ensure safety
and trust rests squarely on internet and digital platforms.
Chandrasekhar emphasised, "Our 'Digital Nagriks' are not to be experimented on with 'unreliable'
platforms/algorithms/models."
He reiterated that ensuring safety and
trust is a legal obligation for these platforms and
that simply apologising for unreliability does not exempt them from the law.
The minister's response was prompted by
Google's acknowledgement earlier in the day, where the tech giant admitted to
addressing the issue of controversial responses generated by its
AI platform, Gemini, particularly concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A spokesperson for Google stated, "We've
worked quickly to address this issue. Gemini is built as a creativity and
productivity tool and may not always be reliable, especially when it comes to
responding to some prompts about current events, political topics, or evolving
news." The spokesperson added, "This is something that we're
constantly working on improving."
The controversy arose when Google's generative AI
platform, Gemini, responded in an "objectionable" manner to a prompt
involving PM Modi.
Chandrasekhar, in a statement on Friday, highlighted
that such responses constitute "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."
In response to the uproar, Google has announced a
temporary pause on Gemini AI's ability to generate images of people, as the
company works to address the concerns raised by the Indian government and users
alike.
My Take :
Dear Shri Chandrasekharji ,
So well-articulated, when you talk of “ Our Digital Nagriks “
Of course, Google ( Gemini
) – ChatGPT – Anthropic – Meta – Microsoft etc, will find a way to prevent
recurrence of such abusive attributions to our celebrities ( Politicians – High
ranking Ministers – Actors – Sportspersons – Authors – Artists – Editors etc )
But then it is a matter of
a few months before anybody – and everybody – is
enabled by AI , to generate DEEP FAKE videos / audios ( cloned voice
like original , ala A R Rahman’s recent experiments ? ), and flood the social
media , while leaving NO TRACE of the originator !
These fake “ Digital Nagriks “ will
jump ( get forwarded ) from one smart phone to another , till it swamps a
BILLION phones / tablets / PCs and , before long , TV screens – Alexa – and many
gadgets / devices found in each home
It will be a Tsunami unlike
any found in nature ! Unstoppable – because Untraceable
!
And the first to get “
drowned “ will be the celebrities
What can they do ?
Beat the fraudsters at
their own game .
By creating / launching
their REAL
“ Digital Nagriks “ before someone else does .
Their own DEEP REAL
Like my own Digital
Avatar > www.HemenParekh.ai
{ - even though I am no celebrity }
In this regard , you may
want to look up my following earlier e-mails :
Ø Dear
PM - Here is your BRAHMASHTRA for 2024 ……………. 28 Feb 2023
Ø AI
Chatbot : Brahamashtra for 2024 Elections ? ……………… 23 Mar 2023
Ø Dear
PM : Introspection won’t help / Technospection will . 13 May 2023
Ø Anuragji
, how about this NEW TECH ? …………………………….
17 May 2023
Ø Feedback
is Good : Dialogue is Best …………………………………. 13 Jan 2024
Dear Shri Chandrasekharji ,
You are a technocrat – and
quite capable of envisaging the future trends
And what I have said above
is no “ Rocket Science “ either
You are also in a position to carry my voice to dear
Narendrabhai
To create his
DIGITAL – REAL NAGRIK , should not take more than a week !
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai / 25
Feb 2024
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