'It is in India's own interest to keep the data flows open'

Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, talks about the importance of artificial intelligence, regulation and more

- RAHUL KANWAL

This is the age of artificial intelligence (AI). And one of the biggest questions the world is grappling with is how AI should be regulated. Then there’s social media, which humankind can’t seem to have enough of. And the behemoth that is straddling these worlds is Meta, with its bouquet of three popular social media services—WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. Shepherding the company through the complex process of global regulations and the pressing issues of the day is Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta. Clegg, who is also a former Deputy Prime Minister of the UK, in an interaction in Delhi with Rahul Kanwal, News Director of India Today and Aaj Tak, and Executive Director of Business Today, talks about AI, regulation, Meta’s latest product Threads and innovation, among other things. Edited excerpts:

Q: I want to start by talking to you about AI and the manner in which it is capturing global imagination. But who should regulate artificial intelligence?