Gujarat High Court issues notices to Meta, X, Google over PIL petition seeking curb on misuse of AI

The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to technology firms Meta India, Google, X, Reddit and Scribd over a PIL petition seeking the formulation of a robust regulatory mechanism to curb the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in generating and circulating deepfake videos and photographs.

While issuing notices to them returnable on May 8, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice D.N. Ray also directed the respondent intermediaries to ensure they are brought onboard the Sahyog portal for better coordination and time-bound action related to takedown of unlawful contents in strict compliance with the provisions of the Rules of the Information Technology Act, 2000.