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Discussions on labelling AI content over, rules to follow soon: IT secy
The government has completed consultations with the industry on the proposed mandatory labelling of AI-generated content, and the related rules are set to be issued shortly, IT Secretary S Krishnan has said. Krishnan told PTI in an interview that the industry has been "fairly responsible", understands the logic behind labelling of AI content and that, as such, there has not been serious pushback against it. The primary feedback from the industry is around wanting clarity on the degree of modification to make clear distinctions between substantive, material changes through AI, and routine technical enhancements. "Based on the inputs we have received, we are just consulting the other ministries within government, saying that these are the changes which have been suggested... so which changes we accept, which changes we make and what tweaks we make... that portion is on right now, and I think we should come out with the new rules very shortly," Krishnan said. About the feedback and ..
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Tablighi Jamaat case, TCS bench policy, Perplexity AI, Trump's funding cut bill. #newsin1min
The Delhi High Court today quashed charges against 70 people accused of providing shelter to attendees of Tablighi Jamaat in their homes or mosques during the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020.
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Bad news for the earth: Climate action scepticism rises among policymaker
Germany less committed to climate action would swing Europe in a very different direction from the one it has been going for some time
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Reaching new policy heights: Mission Karmayogi to reshape bureaucracy
Distrust has emerged as a major barrier in policymaking across India, deeply rooted in the colonial legacy of governance
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India's foreign policy dilemma: Balancing global ambitions & domestic needs
India's growing global role clashes with its domestic challenges. Navigating foreign policy requires a balance between global responsibilities and the imperative of social and economic development
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A short report card
Three successes and two failures of policy in the last five years
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Why policies fail
Policymaking is not an easy job, and State Capability in India sheds light on the complexities of this task
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Chatroom: DTA units can pay EOU in foreign currency, says expert
TNC Rajagopalan answers to SME queries related to GST, export and import matters
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RBI fines Vakrangee Rs 1.76 cr for violating order on ATM deployment goals
Central bank had first issued show-cause; latest action follows company's response to the notice
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LIC inaugurates 'Digi Zone' to sell insurance policies online
Customers can use LIC's Digi Zone to buy policies online
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Clarity in policies, robust talent supply to spur Indian gaming biz: Nazara
Speaking at the GATO 2020, Nazara Technologies CEO Manish Agarwal said a nationwide gaming policy will help drive more investments in the gaming segment
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India can be AI hub, policy set-up for tech can spur growth: Chandrasekaran
He said if India is able to solve the problems using AI, then the solutions can spread to developing as well as developed nations
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Industry lauds as India's draft rules for drones enter official gazette
Drone firms say the step may encourage an entire supply chain based on these machines, urges faster implementation of the process
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Mihir S Sharma: Ignoring India's problems
Budget set out to address only the problems the govt itself caused, not the ones holding India back
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Mihir S Sharma: A big, destructive bang
Post-demonetisation, this government's reputation for decision-making and implementation lies in tatters
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Mihir S Sharma: The GDP wheeze
The costs of improving Delhi's air are known, and GDP accounts for them. But not the benefits
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Mihir S Sharma: How to create peace
It's when relations are toughest that it becomes most important to see if economic relations with Pakistan can be enhanced
Mihir S Sharma: Unwelcome in India
The government is going out of its way to make foreign investment feel unwanted and insecure
Mihir S Sharma: Truth from the ramparts
Prime ministers have never really taken Indians into confidence about why and what policy reforms they intend
Mihir S Sharma: The war on 'experts'
Across the world, economists and other experts are now distrusted - and their intellectual pliability doesn't help