The ads, which highlighted the university’s “global ranking” and “commitment to making India proud”, triggered a wave of online criticism, with users flooding the platform with memes and sarcastic comments.
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AI Impact Summit: Facing backlash over Chinese-made robot dog, Galgotias University told to withdraw from event
Many have questioned the credibility of these claims, especially in light of the viral fallout from the India AI Summit that has put the agency under scrutiny.Social media users were quick to mock the event. One user joked that the “two top universities” were “WhatsApp University and Galgotia University”.Others took a more critical tone, with comments alluding to reputational damage, saying people would “laugh when they hear the name” and parents would “think twice before enrolling their children”.Some posts also sarcastically linked the university’s academic focus to memes, further fueling the backlash.The outrage follows an incident at the Bharat Mandapam Summit in which the university was asked to vacate its stall amid allegations that a robot dog in its pavilion that was showcased as an in-house innovation was actually a commercial product.Observers identified the robot, named “Orion,” as Unitree Go2, developed by Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics.Critics argue that showcasing imported products as homegrown innovations at a national AI flagship event raises serious concerns about transparency and credibility.After a review, officials allegedly cut power to the university pavilion after being asked to leave the expo.Professor Neha Singh, while interacting with DD News on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Summit, described the robot as a product of the university’s investments in artificial intelligence, claiming that it can perform surveillance and surveillance tasks and was developed in-house.