The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has unveiled governance guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI) , which could serve as a blueprint for how India regulates the technology, balancing innovation with accountability and growth with safety.

The government had earlier signalled that it may not tighten the regulatory noose on AI just yet, as it believes the technology could help flourish an innovation economy in the country. As such, the guidelines recommend an India-specific risk assessment framework, a national AI incident database, and the use of voluntary frameworks and techno-legal measures, such as embedding privacy or fairness rules directly into system design.

The guidelines do, however, flag the need to carry out effective “content authentication”

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