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As generative artificial intelligence (AI) products like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini become ubiquitous, India will develop its own foundational models, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said."We will be developing our own Indian foundational models. The world is talking about ChatGPT and OpenAI. Based on our own languages and our own India data sets, we expect that as a consequence of India's AI mission, we will have sovereign AI models that are designed and built in India," the…

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday made it clear to Google that explanations about unreliability of AI models do not absolve or exempt platforms from laws, and warned that India's digital 'nagriks' "are not to be experimented on" with unreliable platforms and algorithms.The minister's comments came after Google, which is under fire over AI tool Gemini's objectionable response and bias to a question on PM Narendra Modi, said it has worked quickly to address the issue and conceded that the chatbot "may not…

Entrepreneurs and startups should comply with the rules and laws, irrespective of their size, scale and growth momentum, minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday.“I have seen entrepreneurs beginning to trespass because the momentum of entrepreneurship takes them beyond what the regulators have allowed them to do at that particular point in time…even if you are a hard-charging, successful, innovative entrepreneur, you cannot live in denial of the reality that there…

The Indian government is bullish on the online gaming sector, with the Prime Minister himself being an absolute believer that the sector is an important contributor to the digital economy which needs encouragement and support, the IT Minister said.Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for IT said that the government shall progress towards allowing safe and trusted permissible gaming once it settles in its third term after the 2024 general elections.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

The proposals are in addition to a INR 22,516-crore chip assembly plant being set up by US-based memory chip maker Micron in Gujarat.Two full-fledged semiconductor fabrication plants are going to come up in India very soon entailing multi-billion dollar investment besides several chip assembly and packaging units, Minister of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In an interview with PTI, the minister confirmed that the two projects include a USD 8 billion…

The government is mulling to come with a framework to prevent exploitation of content creators by big platforms on internet, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister said that big powerful commercial platforms online have started to distort fundamental characteristic of openness of the internet. "I think to maintain the openness, the symmetry between those who create the content and those who distribute the content, there is a need for some sort of conversation or…

Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar while speaking at the DNPA Conclave & Awards 2024 event spoke at length about the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and how ad tech monopolies are the biggest concern for digital media. The Union Minister of State also highlighted how India's technology growth has been “spectacular” and how the emergence of AI tools has been beneficial but is also affecting the media ecosystem in India. During his talk, the minister also highlighted the upcoming benefits to be…

Representational image. (Photo: Getty images)As per the details shared by the MoS aviation, he said, an additional 130-140 manpower were deployed at the airport during foggy season to help affected flyers.After seeing the multiple delays and cancellations of several flights due to bad weather in Delhi, the Minister of State (MoS) in Civil Aviation, Gen. (D V. K. Singh (Retd), shared all the steps that were being taken then to provide affected passengers with full comfort.While delivering brief details about the same in…

"We will establish the India Semiconductor Research Centre shortly, which will serve as a hub for semiconductor innovation spanning all spectrums that will drive future systems," Chandrasekhar informed.New Delhi: The Union Government on Thursday announced its plans to launch 'Digital India futureLABS' and establish the India Semiconductor Research Centre.The 'Digital India futureLABS' will enable partnerships between the government, startups and large enterprises in the…

The government will soon launch a Digital India Future Labs programme, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said Thursday.This programme will be launched in partnership among government labs, startups of India and large enterprises and corporations that are in the electronics space, he said. “This will include tier-1 electronics suppliers to automotive and industrial platforms in terms of designing systems for the future.”Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…