India has done away with pre-approval of AI services by government agencies
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The Indian government has cancelled its previously announced plan that would have required companies to get prior approval from authorities to launch artificial intelligence-based services.
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Instead, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published updated rules for AI service providers in the country.
Under the new requirements, Indian companies are required to label synthetic content created using neural networks, prevent biased models and inform users about the limitations of the systems used.
In addition, AI service providers must avoid producing and distributing illegal content and notify users of the consequences of creating illegal content using algorithms.
The government's initial plan for pre-approval of AI services was announced in early March. Its aim was to combat the "inherent fallibility or unreliability" of artificial intelligence, according to the ministry's assessment.
However, just weeks later, the authorities cancelled the requirement under pressure from local startups and AI developers, for whom the approval regime could have been an undue burden.
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Source: The Register
