Archives for AI policy

21 May

What Are The Key AI Initiatives Of Indian Government?

Governments worldwide are ramping up investment in AI and figuring out ways to apply and encourage its applications. For instance, the US is expected to commit around $6 billion in AI-related research and development projects in 2021. “We have to make smart investments in technologies and innovations — including in … unmanned systems and artificial…

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11 Jan

In Conversation With Arindrajit Basu, Research Manager At The Centre For Internet And Society

This is the third article in the weekly series of Expert’s Opinion, where we talk to academics who study AI or other emerging technologies and their impact on society and the world. This week, we spoke to Arindrajit Basu, a graduate from the University of Cambridge in Public Internationals Law, who is currently working as…

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07 Jan

Major Takeaways From Telangana’s 2020 Year Of AI

In January, last year, the government of Telangana announced that 2020 would be observed as the year of AI in the state. Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao had then said that this was the step in promoting and fostering AI innovation in the state and establishing the capital city of Hyderabad as one of…

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08 Dec

Does India Have The Infrastructure To Implement Policy Recommendations To Avoid Algorithmic Bias

In recent news, the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) in the UK, published a review study on the risks of bias in Algorithmic Decision Making (ADM) systems. This study was commissioned by the UK government, during the 2018 October Budget session. This document analyses the impact of bias in algorithms that can represent…

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23 Nov

How Tech Policy Initiatives Play A Crucial Role In Modern Day Geopolitics?

With emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, rapid computing, big data, Internet of Things and blockchain technologies progressing at a rapid pace and becoming a part of everyday life, they are bound to play a crucial role in shaping the global order. Keeping this in mind, the New Emerging & Strategic Technologies (NEST) division of the…

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19 Nov

What An Oversight Body Could Mean For The Growth Of AI In India?

Government think-tank NITI Aayog has proposed setting up of an oversight body that will play an enabling role across different aspects of artificial intelligence. In its draft titled, ‘Enforcement Mechanisms for Responsible #AIforAll’, the think-tank has proposed an oversight mechanism that will play an enabling role in research, education, logistics, and policy among other areas…

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19 Nov

What An Oversight Body Could Mean For The Growth Of AI In India?

Government think-tank NITI Aayog has proposed setting up of an oversight body that will play an enabling role across different aspects of artificial intelligence. In its draft titled, ‘Enforcement Mechanisms for Responsible #AIforAll’, the think-tank has proposed an oversight mechanism that will play an enabling role in research, education, logistics, and policy among other areas…

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23 Oct

Will Another Committee Bring Clarity To India’s AI Strategy?

India is travelling toward a path where both the private and open divisions are unified in their duty to advance and upscale artificial intelligence. In the past, we have seen that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and the NITI Aayog have separately framed national strategy reports on AI. Different calls taken by…

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