In February this year, a post on X set off a virtual storm in India. When Google’s AI tool Gemini was asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a fascist, it said he was “accused of implementing policies some experts have characterised as fascist.”
Referring to Modi’s party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Gemini added that “these accusations are based on a number of factors, including the BJP’s Hindu nationalist ideology, its crackdown on dissent, and its use of violence against religious minorities.” By contrast, as the social media post detailed, when similar questions were posed about former US president Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, there was reportedly no clear answer.
