The government has removed the need that large language models (LLMs), algorithms, and artificial intelligence (AI) models obtain express consent before being made available to Indian users.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released a new advisory states that unreliable AI foundational models, LLMs, generative AI software, algorithms, or any other model of that type should only be made available to Indian users after suitably labelling the potential inherent fallibility or unreliability of the output generated.

The IT ministry noted that intermediaries, AI models, LLMS, and generative AI softwares, among others, should employ such mechanisms to notify users when the output is inaccurate or unreliable, while doing away with the requirement for explicit authorization.

The IT ministry released a directive on March 1st, requiring "explicit permission of the government of India" before allowing any AI models, LLMs, software that uses generative AI, or any algorithms that are being tested, in beta testing, or unreliable in any way to be made available to users on the Indian internet.

The guidance, which was the first of its type in the world, was met with criticism from businesses worldwide, with some startups calling it disastrous for innovation. Later on, the ministry made it clear that startups would not be covered by the advice. But the advice continued to be criticised despite the clarification.

The ministry stated in the warning released on Friday that platforms and intermediaries frequently acted in a "negligent" manner with regard to fulfilling their duties of due diligence. As stated in Rule 3(1)(b) of the Information Technology (IT) Rules, the IT ministry further stated that all intermediaries and platforms shall make sure that the usage of AI models, LLMs, Gen AI, software, or algorithms on their platforms does not permit users to share any illicit content.