India's AI Push Governance for a Responsible and Inclusive Future

Swastik Chakroborty, VP of Technology, Netweb Technologies sees AI Governance for a Responsible and Inclusive Future.

- Swastik Chakroborty

THE AGE of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is upon us. The impact of this technology is as disruptive as the advent of the internet, PCs, and steam engines. The outcome of rapid AI adoption is clearly visible across various daily use cases, including question answering, sentiment analysis, information extraction, image labelling, object recognition, and content creation. India has been quick to embrace this technology with investment in AI at par with some of the most industrialized countries in the world. The total private investment in AI & R&D stood at USD 1.16 billion in 2024. Just like any other powerful technology, there is also the flip side to AI, with cases of deepfakes, misinformation and biases threatening the fabric of national security.

To counter these, the Government of India have come up with a comprehensive guideline for balancing AI innovations, with transparency, accountability and trust.

What is India's Newly Announced AI Governance Framework

AI governance framework marks a transformative step toward creating an AI ecosystem that aligns with the nation priorities of inclusion, security and public trust. Built on seven guiding principles - Trust as Foundation, Human-centricity, Innovation over Restraint, Fairness and Equity, Accountability, Understandable by Design, and Safety, Resilience & Sustainability.

These values are operationalized through six governances' pillars, which include:

• Risk Classification and Safety Protocols