{"id":37226,"date":"2023-08-28T09:03:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T03:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=37226"},"modified":"2025-04-22T12:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:42:00","slug":"global-framework-on-expansion-of-ethical-ai-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/global-framework-on-expansion-of-ethical-ai-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Framework on Expansion of Ethical AI Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u200b<strong>What\u2019s in Today\u2019s Article?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsible AI for All<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Governing AI &#8211; A Blueprint for India<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Shift in India\u2019s own Position on Regulating AI<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Highlights of the PM Address at the B20<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>With the G20 Summit on the corner, the Indian PM\u2019s call for a global framework on expansion of \u201cethical\u201d artificial intelligence (AI) tools aims at taking a leadership position on the need for regulating sectors such as AI and cryptocurrencies.<\/li>\n<li>The PM was speaking at the<strong>\u00a0Business 20 (B20)<\/strong>\u00a0Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), ahead of the G20 Summit next month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Responsible AI for All:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2018, NITI Aayog released the\u00a0<strong>National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence (NSAI)<\/strong>, highlighting the roadmap to adopt AI in five public sectors in a manner that is safe and dispenses benefits to all citizens.<\/li>\n<li>The strategy document coined the<strong>\u00a0\u201cAI for All\u201d mantra<\/strong>, to be the governing benchmark for future AI design, development, and deployment in India.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A part of this strategy was to ensure the safe and responsible use of AI.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>As a follow-up to NSAI,\u00a0<strong>the NITI Aayog\u00a0<\/strong>identified principles (RAI principles) for responsible design, development, and deployment of AI in India, and set out enforcement mechanisms to operationalise these principles.<\/li>\n<li>As the next step\u00a0<strong>7 principles<\/strong>\u00a0were formulated:\n<ul>\n<li>Safety and reliability,<\/li>\n<li>Inclusivity and non-discrimination,<\/li>\n<li>Equality, privacy and security,<\/li>\n<li>Transparency,<\/li>\n<li>Accountability,<\/li>\n<li>Protection and<\/li>\n<li>Reinforcement of positive human values were identified to determine the efficacy of the approach recommended and identify challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Governing AI &#8211; A Blueprint for India:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>India is experiencing\u00a0<strong>a significant technological transformation<\/strong>\u00a0that presents a tremendous opportunity to leverage innovation for economic growth.<\/li>\n<li>Policymakers across jurisdictions have stepped up regulatory scrutiny of generative AI tools, prompted by Chat GPT\u2019s explosive launch.<\/li>\n<li>The concerns being flagged fall into three broad heads:\u00a0<strong>privacy, system bias and violation of intellectual property rights.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In this backdrop, Tech major\u00a0<strong>Microsoft<\/strong>\u00a0(which has a stake in OpenAI) had recently floated a blueprint for AI governance in India titled \u201c<strong>Governing AI: A Blueprint for India<\/strong>\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>This paper offers some of our<strong>\u00a0ideas and suggestions<\/strong>\u00a0as a company, placed in the Indian context.<\/li>\n<li>The paper proposed\u00a0<strong>regulations prescribing safety and security requirements<\/strong>, with post-deployment safety and security\u00a0<strong>monitoring and protection.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Microsoft has offered to share its \u201c<strong>specialised knowledge<\/strong>\u201d about advanced AI models to help the government define the regulatory threshold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"media\">\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vTyDdd4eabU\">\n<div><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vTyDdd4eabU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Shift in India\u2019s own Position on Regulating AI:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MietY) had said that it is\u00a0<strong>not considering any law to regulate the AI sector.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The MeitY admitted that though AI had ethical concerns and associated risks,\u00a0<strong>it had proven to be an enabler of the digital and innovation ecosystem.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The PM\u2019s address at the B20<strong>\u00a0shows a shift in New Delhi\u2019s own position<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; from not considering any legal intervention on regulating AI in the country\u00a0<u>to moving in the direction of formulating regulations based on a\u00a0<\/u><strong><u>\u201crisk-based, user-harm\u201d approach<\/u>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Part of this shift was reflected in a TRAI\u2019s consultation paper, which said that the Centre should set up a\u00a0<strong>domestic statutory authority to regulate AI in India\u00a0<\/strong>through the lens of a \u201crisk-based framework\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TRAI also called for collaborations with international agencies<\/strong>\u00a0and governments of other countries for forming a global agency (with regulatory oversight) for the \u201cresponsible\/ ethical use\u201d of AI.\n<ul>\n<li>The TRAI\u2019s recommendation is broadly in line with an approach enunciated by\u00a0<strong>Sam Altman<\/strong>, the founder of OpenAI (the company behind ChatGPT).<\/li>\n<li>He had called for\u00a0<strong>an international regulatory body for AI<\/strong>, akin to that overseeing nuclear non-proliferation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This also comes amid indications that Centre is looking to introduce the\u00a0<strong>Digital India Bill<\/strong>\u00a0that is expected to replace the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Bill draws a clear distinction<\/strong>\u00a0between different types of online intermediaries, including AI-based platforms, and issues specific regulations for each of these intermediaries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Highlights of the PM Address at the B20:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The PM called for a global framework<\/strong>\u00a0to ensure the ethical use of AI as he flagged challenges of skilling and reskilling, and algorithmic bias and its impact on society.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global business communities and governments\u00a0<\/strong>have to ensure the expansion of ethical AI across different sectors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emphasising the need to deepen mutual trust and cooperation<\/strong>\u00a0between countries, he called for a similar, integrated approach to deal with issues related to cryptocurrencies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>He cited the examples of the aviation and financial sectors<\/strong>\u00a0which have seen global coordination.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cautioning against a \u201cself-centric\u201d approach<\/strong>, he said that if businesses and governments don\u2019t shoulder global responsibility, it could result in a \u201c<strong>new colonial model<\/strong>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1) What is Business 20 (B20)?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Business 20 (B20) is the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community. Established in 2010, B20 is among the most prominent Engagement Groups in G20, with companies and business organisations as participants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Q2) What is the Digital India Bill?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Digital India Bill 2023 aims to replace India&#8217;s existing Information Technology Act of 2000 and provide comprehensive oversight of the digital landscape. It seeks to address modern challenges like cybercrime, data protection, deepfakes, and online safety.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/delhi-seeks-to-help-frame-discourse-on-ai-regulation-8912254\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>PM Modi calls for expanding \u2018ethical\u2019 AI: A look at the shift in Indian govt\u2019s stance on AI regulation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/create-global-framework-for-ethical-use-of-ai-says-pm-modi-at-b20-summit-8912133\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>IE<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian PM\u2019s call for a global framework on expansion of \u201cethical\u201d AI tools aims at taking a leadership position on the need for regulating sectors such as AI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":37227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-37226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}