Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnab on Monday identified the “dark side” of artificial intelligence (AI) and called for an international cooperation to curb the misuse of AI.
Union Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnab briefing the media on the Cabinet’s decision at the National Media Center in New Delhi. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times) (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)The minister was speaking at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on the crisis surrounding the spread of “persistent misinformation, misinformation and deepfakes”.
“Innovation without trust is a liability,” said Vaishnav, adding that the government is working on stricter regulations to mandate watermarking and labeling of AI-generated content to protect the “authenticity” of human creativity.
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Talking about the confusion and challenges of deepfakes, the minister said there is a need for a global technical and legal solution and India is in talks with 30 countries on the issue. He called for “non-negotiable” action against threats like deepfakes and data breaches, which are affecting entire societies and countries.
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“Misinformation, disinformation, deepfakes, they are attacking the foundations of society,” Vaishnav said in response to a question on how to ensure national security and safety amid the proliferation of misinformation and deepfakes.
“It is attacking trust in the institutions of family, of social identity, of governance. It is striking at the core of these institutions and trust. Social media platform AI models and creators must take responsibility for us all to ensure that new technologies do not undermine and break up trust rather than undermine it and break it up”.
He said freedom of speech depends on faith and must be protected.
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“When you mention the OTT world. My request is that in the digital world, there are no physical boundaries people forget the cultural context. So global platforms must ensure the cultural context and it should be based on the country being watched instead of the original organization,” he said.
Vaishna also called for a balance between IT and innovation.
“It requires a lot of technical tools to build. We need technical fences and technical features in AI. We are very close to the industry to find these technologies,” the minister said.
AI and Vaishnavism at workOn concerns about AI replacing jobs, Vaishnav said AI should not be a diluted influence but a complementary influence in our lives.
He said that the talent pipeline to be made in India is very high and the government is launching the Create in India mission soon.
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“We are very soon launching the Create in India mission in line with the Semiconductor mission. We will create a future ready talent pipeline to meet our upcoming requirements for the next 25 years,” he said.
“AI should have complementary rather than complementary effects on our lives. Many developed countries are looking at it as a benchmark,” he added.
He also said that technology and creativity go hand in hand and they are both for the industrial world and the creative world.
