On March 1, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology issued an advisory to intermediaries asking platforms to seek its permission before launching AI products in the country. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has issued a clarification regarding an advisory sent to intermediaries on March 1 Following a blowback from the industry regarding a government advisory which directed AI platforms to seek permission before launching an AI product, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar clarified that the advisory does not apply to startups. Perplexity AI's CEO Aravind Srinivas termed the development as a 'bad move'. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Chandrasekhar said, 'Recent advisory of@GoI_MeitY needs to be understood.
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