Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal recently sparked a debate over the use of gender pronouns and the role of AI. In his recent post, Agarwal accused LinkedIn's AI of imposing “political ideology” on Indian users. This was in response to LinkedIn removing Aggarwal's previous post for violating its community guidelines.
Mr. Agarwal's first post on X targeted the use of gender pronouns, which he called the “pronoun disease.” He expressed concern about this practice being adopted in India, fearing that it would undermine traditional values that he believes inherently respect all individuals, regardless of their gender.
After the initial post, LinkedIn flagged Agarwal's comments as not in line with professional community policies and removed them. In response, Agarwal shared a screenshot of LinkedIn's disclaimer and wrote, “Dear @LinkedIn, this post of mine is about your AI pushing a dangerous and evil political ideology on your users in India. There are a lot of people who say my posts are unsafe! This is exactly why we need to build our own technology and AI in India. Otherwise, we will only become pawns for other political purposes. ”
There are mixed reactions online.
The incident sparked widespread reaction on social media, with some users praising Mr. Agarwal for standing up against what they see as unnecessary Western influence. However, some criticized his position, emphasizing the importance of respecting the evolving nature of individual identity and social norms, and emphasizing the inclusive practice of recognizing preferred pronouns.
Ora's Curt Trim AI
Aggarwal’s focus on Indian AI models coincides with the development and release of Krutrim AI, a current made-in-India AI project. This AI model developed by Krutrim Si Design can understand and generate content in 10 languages of India.
The purpose behind Krutrim AI is to accommodate the linguistic diversity of India. He claims to be fluent in languages such as English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Hinglish. Krutrim AI claims to be able to bridge the gap between traditional AI and India's language and culture-specific needs.
