Regulating AI

Globally, governments are grappling with finding the right regulatory framework to govern artificial intelligence (AI). The concern is genuine, as AI does have several positive as well as negative impacts. Deepfakes, cyber security, data thefts, etc, are the negatives; as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out at the recently held Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), global security will face a big threat if AI-laced weapons were to reach terrorist organisations. At the same time, the positives are many, including harnessing the technology for education, healthcare, agriculture, etc. India has rightly acknowledged that while each country needs to do its own bit, AI regulation will also need a global consensus as the technology is not restricted by geographical boundaries.