Regulating AI: The need of the hour

There has been a disturbing trend of late of AI-generated deepfakes circulating the web. This has brought into focus the need to have regulations around AI in India. The government has made regulations addressing deepfakes by AI its priority. Rather than a piecemeal approach, the Government should promulgate comprehensive legislation for addressing the disruption brought by AI.

Such an AI law should be based on the principles of creating and preserving the value of data and content, protecting individuals from harm, preventing market dominance by big players, fixing accountability and liability, and regulating the use of AI by and in the government.

Please click here to read the full article by Akshaya Suresh, published in ET Edge.