5 things about AI you may have missed today: Govt launches crackdown on deepfakes, Putin gives AI alert, more
Today, November 24, governments took center stage in making major artificial intelligence-related announcements. IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the government of India has launched a crackdown on deepfakes, particularly their usage in videos. In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the West should not be allowed to develop a monopoly in the sphere of AI at an AI conference in Moscow. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.
IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that India has launched a crackdown on deepfake videos. The development comes a day after Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a meeting with top social media companies and announced that the government will soon come up with new regulations to tackle the issues surrounding deepfake videos.
Chandrasekhar said that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will create a platform through which citizens can notify if social media platforms are in violation of the IT rule. The government will also assist them in filing FIR against these platforms if they find the content in the deepfake videos objectionable.
"MeitY will assist users to very easily notify it about violation of IT rules and assist them in filing FIRs," the minister said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned against the West establishing an AI monopoly and announced plans for a more ambitious Russian AI development strategy, reports Reuters. Despite setbacks from the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions affecting talent and technology imports, Russia aims to become an influential player in AI. Speaking at an AI conference in Moscow, Putin acknowledged ethical concerns but emphasized the impossibility of banning AI, recognizing
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