Parliamentary Panel Highlights India&#8217;s Readiness Amid AI&#8217;s Emergence
Key governmental ministries briefed a parliamentary panel on Thursday about the nation’s efforts in AI. They announced the formation of a coordination committee to oversee its development across various sectors, as reported by the Press Trust of India (PTI). High-ranking officials from the Union home, defence, power, and communications and information technology (MeitY) ministries addressed members of the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, chaired by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey. Dubey subsequently emphasised the significance of AI, indicating that the focus of the discussions was on the nation’s readiness at a time when this technology is pivotal for defence, job creation, and overall progress. Although MeitY has previously presented to the committee regarding the India AI Mission and broader developments in the sector, this session marked one of the initial occasions where the home, defence, and power ministries were specifically requested to outline their AI strategies. These strategies included actions that the government is implementing to mitigate AI-related risks, as noted by Hindustan Times (HT). “The committee has been keen to understand how different arms of the government are approaching AI, how it is being used, what safeguards are in place, and what the plans are for the future,” a person, requesting anonymity, told HT. Officials also responded to questions from committee members about the role of AI in countering cyber fraud and misinformation, especially as deepfakes become harder to detect and more widely used in scams, the people cited above said. The panel has been holding a series of such reviews over the past few months, having invited representatives from the financial sector to present their AI readiness a couple of months ago. According to one official, the committee routinely seeks written responses from stakeholders and uses these meetings to follow up with more detailed inquiries.
Union ministers briefed the panel about the country’s focus on AI progress, emphasising its applications in government sectors.
Union ministers briefed the panel about the country’s focus on AI progress, emphasising its applications in government sectors.
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