Of late, users of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Bing AI have raised concerns over potential biases in AI algorithms used for summarising articles and content. Users have reported instances where Google’s AI, known as Google Bard, refused to summarise an article from OpIndia citing alleged false information and bias.
A netizen Arun Pudur shared his experience of using AI to summarise content.
🧵More and More are using AI for summarizing Articles, search and content. Today I was causally using @GoogleBard to summarize an article by @OpIndia_com and it said it will not summarize it as Opindia spreads false information and is biased.
Cc @GoI_MeitY @Rajeev_GoI pic.twitter.com/GvmXagWCiJ
— Arun Pudur (@arunpudur) November 16, 2023
He wrote that he queried the AI to list all biased and false media.The results included several social media accounts and one of them was of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The other names included Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Nicolas Maduro, and Kim Jong-un.
When the AI was queried to list all media that it considered biased, there was not a single name from the liberal circles in India. It listed the below:
- Websites: Jihad Watch, Breitbart News, Daily Caller, Infowars, Fox News, RT, Al Jazeera, Press TV.
- Newspapers: The Sun, Daily Mail, Express, New York Post, Washington Times, Jerusalem Post, Haaretz.
- TV Channels: OAN (One America News Network), Newsmax TV, RT America, Press TV.
This is seen as a very dangerous situation as AI becomes more prevalent and is used for programming law enforcement, government decision-making, justice, etc.
Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, weighed in on the matter. He wrote on his X handle, “Search Bias, Algorithmic Bias and AI models with bias – are real violations of the Safety & Trust obligations placed on Platforms under Rule 3(1)(b) of IT rules under the regulatory framework in India. Those who are aggrieved by this can file FIRs against such platforms and safe harbor/immunity under Sec79 will not apply to these cases.”
Search Bias, Algorithmic Bias and AI models wth bias – are real violations of the Safety & Trust obligations placed on Platforms under Rule 3(1)(b) of IT rules under regulatory framework in India
Those who are aggrieved by this can file FIRs against such platforms and safe… https://t.co/cMp71tXDW2
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI) November 16, 2023
The incident raises broader questions about the responsibility and accountability of tech platforms in addressing biases in AI systems that play a significant role in shaping information access and public discourse.
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