T''gana govt approaches HC for action against AI-generated ''fake'' content in 400 acre land issue

Hyderabad, Apr 7 (PTI) The Telangana government on Monday filed a petition in the High Court seeking action against AI-generated content allegedly used to spread false narratives in the issue of 400 acre land at Kancha Gachibowli here.
    The petition was filed after Chief Minister Revanth Reddy took serious note of the alleged false narratives that have been hampering government's move to develop IT infrastructure in the 400-acre land parcel, adjacent to the University of Hyderabad (UoH).
    He had on April 5 directed the officials to approach courts for a probe into the creation of "misleading" AI content with regards to the alleged encroachment of University of Hyderabad lands.
    The Telangana government's plan to develop the 400 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli to create IT infrastructure has sparked protests by UoH Students' Union. The matter is now being heard in the Telangana High Court and the Supreme Court.
    The agitating students claim that the 400 acres belong to the varsity, while the state government asserts that the land belongs to it.

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