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Government orders tech firms to seek approval before releasing ‘unreliable’ AI tools
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Government orders tech firms to seek approval before releasing ‘unreliable’ AI tools

[ad_1] The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a second advisory to platforms or intermediaries, asking them to seek explicit permission from the Centre before launching Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, under testing, in the country. The advisory was issued on Friday evening, more than two months after the ministry issued an advisory in December last year to social media platforms, directing them to follow existing IT rules to deal with the issue of deepfakes. "The use of under-testing / unreliable Artificial Intelligence model(s) /LLM/Generative AI, software(s) or algorithm(s) and its availability to the users on Indian Internet must be done so with explicit permission of the Government of India and be deployed only after appropriately label...
Tighter rules coming, says MoS IT after Sachin Tendulkar deepfake video surfaces
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Tighter rules coming, says MoS IT after Sachin Tendulkar deepfake video surfaces

[ad_1] After legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar flagged his deepfake video doing the rounds, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed deepfakes as a threat to the safety and trust of Indian users, saying the government will soon notify tighter rules under the IT Act to ensure compliance by platforms.In a post on X, Tendulkar mentioned the doctored video - where he is seen promoting a gaming application - and expressed concerns about the misuse of technology. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.  Taking to X, the Minister of State for IT and Electronics thanked Tendulkar for flagging the deepfake video and said "#DeepFakes and misinformation powered by #AI are a threat to Safety&Trust of Indian users and represents harm & legal violation that platforms have to prevent and ...
Now, beware of fake online villa bookings scam; Mumbai Police just arrested this fraudster
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Now, beware of fake online villa bookings scam; Mumbai Police just arrested this fraudster

[ad_1] In a recent development, the Mumbai police have apprehended a 23-year-old man, identified as Akash Wadhwani, for his alleged involvement in duping individuals seeking online bookings for villas and bungalows. Wadhwani, a resident of Ghatkopar's eastern suburb, was taken into custody from a hotel in Juhu. The authorities noted that he employed a tactic of staying in luxury hotels to avoid getting caught. He has been implicated in nearly 20 cases of similar nature.Complaint Filed by BKC EmployeeWadhwani's arrest came after a complaint was lodged by an employee of a private firm situated in the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), a prominent business hub in Mumbai. The complainant stated that she had been swindled out of Rs. 90,000 while attempting to make an online booking for a villa in A...
Govt warned Twitter of ‘consequences’ for failing to block URLs during farmers’ protest
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Govt warned Twitter of ‘consequences’ for failing to block URLs during farmers’ protest

[ad_1] Last month, an interview with Twitter cofounder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, was posted online, where he claimed that the Indian government threatened the microblogging platform that it will shut down its offices in India and carry out raids if they did not block accounts that were critical of the government during the farmers' protest. On Friday, July 21, the Central government accepted sending a notice to Twitter, warning it of ‘significant consequences' after the social media company failed to block 167 of the 3,750 URLs it had ordered to be taken down.According to reports, the government stated that the decision to block those URLs was taken under the Information Technology Act which empowers the government to take down any such content that might be against national security...
Mumbai: Five, including Youtuber, held from Jharkhand for online cheating
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Mumbai: Five, including Youtuber, held from Jharkhand for online cheating

[ad_1] Five persons, including a Youtuber from Jharkhand, have been arrested for alleged involvement in two cyber fraud cases in Mumbai, a police official said on Sunday. In the first case, a person from Gamdevi in south Mumbai was duped of Rs. 89000 after he ordered a tiffin online, the official said.In the second case, a man, also from Gamdevi, lost Rs. 1.5 lakh after her was asked to pay his electricity online on February 4-5, he said. "The modus operandi was the same and the cyber cell of Gamdevi police managed to track the IP address to Jharkhand. A team was sent there on March 22. We arrested 29-year-old Youtuber Santoshkumar Mandal and a mason Nageshwar Thakur from Dumka," he said. "Their interrogation led to the arrest of one more person from Deoghar in the eastern state." These...
Gang engaged in duping women via dating app busted in Noida, 6 Nigerian nationals held
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Gang engaged in duping women via dating app busted in Noida, 6 Nigerian nationals held

[ad_1] The Noida police busted a gang involved in duping hundreds of women in the name of customs officials by befriending them through online dating app, here on Sunday. While investigating the matter the Police nabbed six Nigerian nationals including a woman, besides seizing three laptops, 17 mobiles, internet dongles, ₹40,860/- in cash, and three passports. The Police Commisionerate Gautam Buddh Nagar took to Twitter to inform the detailing of the arrest. "Gang doing fraud in the name of customs by befriending women through an online dating app was busted, 06 Nigerian accused including a woman arrested, 03 laptops, 17 mobiles, internet dongles, ₹40,860/- in cash, 03 passports, etc recovered from possession. Police Station Sector-20 Noida!" Detailing the modus operandi of th...