In a significant development aimed at safeguarding users from potential harm, the government has announced its plans to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India, has made a claim that AI will be regulated to ensure that it doesn’t harm ‘digital citizens’.
Addressing concerns about job loss resulting from the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), the minister reassured that there is no imminent threat to jobs due to AI in the coming years. However, the minister did acknowledge the possibility of job displacement occurring within a timeframe of 5 to 7 years.
Our approach towards AI or any regulation is that we will regulate it through the prism of user harm. This is a new philosophy, which has started since 2014 that we will protect digital nagriks. We will not allow platforms harming digital nagriks. If they operate here, then they will mitigate user harm.
The IT Minister said in his statement during his press conference.
During an event held to highlight the government’s nine years of accomplishments under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chandrasekhar expressed the significance of OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman’s visit to India, showcasing the country’s immense potential in the field of emerging technologies.
Key Objectives of the Regulatory Framework
- User Privacy Protection: he government’s primary focus is to ensure that user data and privacy rights are protected. Guidelines and regulations will be established to govern the collection, storage, and use of personal data by AI systems and other technologies.
- Ethical Use of AI: strong emphasis on fairness, transparency, and accountability.
- Safety and Security: ncludes mitigating the risks of cyber-attacks, ensuring the resilience of AI systems, and establishing mechanisms for incident reporting and response.
- Responsible Deployment: This approach seeks to strike a balance between technological advancement and human-centric decision-making.
Digital Data personal protection bill will be passed in the New Parliament, for which consultations with stakeholders will initiate this very month itself said the Minister. On the talks about jobs and its related insecurity the statement mentioned that , it’s highly unlikely for AI to take over certain jobs in upcoming 5 years as it’s usage is still restricted to increasing efficiency. The only jobs it can replace are the repetitive routine ones, where there is minimal scope of creativity. AI is still not intelligent enough to replace the needs of human IQ and their way of thinking.
