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India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches

TechCrunch · 1y ago

India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches

India has revised its AI advisory after facing backlash from entrepreneurs and investors. The updated guidelines no longer require government approval before deploying AI models in the South Asian market. Instead, companies are advised to label under-tested and unreliable models to inform users about their potential fallibility. The move comes after severe criticism of India's original approach, which was deemed a "travesty" by venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. The latest advisory focuses on preventing the use of AI for unlawful content, ensuring non-discrimination, and guarding electoral integrity. The requirement to identify message originators has been removed.

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Indian govt removes approval need for new AI models rollout

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IndianStartupNews · 1y ago

Indian govt removes approval need for new AI models rollout

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India has revised its advisory on the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) by social media companies. The new guidelines no longer require government approval for launching AI models deemed "under-tested" or "unreliable." However, companies must now label AI models to indicate their potential unreliability and implement consent pop-ups for users. The advisory also emphasizes the need to avoid spreading content that violates Indian laws and to identify deepfakes and misinformation by labeling or embedding unique identifiers.

Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription | TechCrunch

TechCrunch · 29d ago

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Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, launched Grok 4, a flagship AI model touted as a rival to OpenAI's GPT-5 and Google's Gemini. Alongside, a $300 monthly subscription plan, SuperGrok Heavy, was introduced. Grok 4 features enhanced performance benchmarks and is deeply integrated into Musk's social network, X. Despite its advancements, xAI faces challenges, with recent controversies over antisemitic comments made by Grok affecting its reputation. xAI continues to expand its offerings with new AI models and partnerships.

Bhavish Aggarwal launches Krutrim AI Labs with Rs 2,000 Cr investment

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Entrackr · 6m ago

Bhavish Aggarwal launches Krutrim AI Labs with Rs 2,000 Cr investment

Bhavish Aggarwal launches Krutrim AI Labs with Rs 2,000 Cr investment Ola’s founder and chief, Bhavish Aggarwal, has announced the launch of the Krutrim AI Labs to develop artificial intelligence specifically designed for India. As part of this initiative, he has committed an initial investment of Rs 2,000 crore, with a larger commitment of Rs 10,000 crore by next year. The funding will be used to establish the AI lab and develop advanced AI models tailored for Indian users. According to Aggarwal, Krutrim AI Lab will address challenges related to Indic languages, data scarcity, and cultural context. "While we’ve been working on AI for a year, today we’re releasing our work to the open-source community and also publishing a number of technical reports. Our focus is on developing AI for India—to improve AI for Indian languages, data scarcity, and cultural context," Aggarwal shared on X (formerly Twitter). As part of its open-source initiative, Krutrim is releasing multiple AI models, including Krutrim 2, an upgraded LLM; Chitrarth 1, a Vision Language Model; Dhwani 1, a Speech Language Model; Vyakhyarth 1, an Indic embedding model; and Krutrim Translate 1, a text-to-text translation model. Additionally, Krutrim has introduced BharatBench, a dedicated benchmark for evaluating Indic AI performance. Krutrim is also building India’s first GB200 AI supercomputer in partnership with NVIDIA. It is expected to be ready by March and aims to become India’s largest AI supercomputer by the end of the year. Aggarwal emphasised that while Krutrim has grown quickly in just a year, India still has a long way to go in AI. By open-sourcing its models, the company hopes to encourage collaboration and help build a strong AI ecosystem in India.

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Inshorts · 5m ago

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Economic Times · 7m ago

Major cloud providers could get key role in AI chip access outside the US, sources say

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Economic Times · 1m ago

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Will new competition rules open the door for more hostile takeovers?

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Livemint · 10m ago

Will new competition rules open the door for more hostile takeovers?

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