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India not considering bringing a law for AI growth: IT Ministry

AI will certainly transform the digital economy and grow the business economy in the country

April 6, 2023

India is not formulating any laws to regulate artificial intelligence at the moment

In reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said that the government is not considering bringing a law or regulating the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country, as generative AI-based chatbots become a rage across the industry.

MeitY said it sees AI as a significant and strategic area for the country and technology sector. The government published the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in June 2018 and proposed to develop an ecosystem for the research and adoption of AI.

“AI will have a kinetic effect on the growth of entrepreneurship and business and the government is taking all necessary steps in policies and infrastructure to develop a robust AI sector in the country,” said the Ministry.

MeitY said it had established Centres of Excellence in various emerging technologies including AI to explore opportunities in these specialized fields.

“These centers provide start-ups with premium plug-and-play co-working spaces and access to the ecosystem,” it added in its reply.

India is also a founding member of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI).

Earlier, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, had said that the government aims to make India a global powerhouse of AI which does not just stop on integrating foreign chatbots but building next-generation AI-based innovations to empower billions of citizens.

“AI will certainly transform the digital economy and grow the business economy in the country. AI is a ‘kinetic enabler’ of the digital economy and we want to be the global leader in AI,” said the Minister.

NITI Aayog has also published a series of papers on the subject of ‘Responsible AI for All‘.

More than 1,900 AI-focused startups are providing innovative solutions in the country, primarily in the areas of conversational AI, NLP, video analytics, disease detection, fraud prevention, and deep fakes detection.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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