Will India Bring Laws To Regulate AI Models Like ChatGPT And Bard? Here's What IT Minister Said

AI has grabbed the attention of users and the government across the globe, and India is no different. Amid the endless advantages of this emerging technology, several countries have flagged concerns and shown interest to regulate its use, and India would act no different. According to a report cited in a Times Of India article, India is considering a "regulatory framework" for AI systems that could revolve around "bias of algorithms and copyrights."

Ashwini Vaishnaw, IT Minister, shared his thoughts with the Times of India concerning AI technologies. The minister said that several countries are looking into the influence of AI, and a "framework" for regulation needs to be materialised after "international deliberations," as per the report.

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"The whole world is looking at what should be the framework, and what should be the regulatory setup. In G7, all digital ministers (of G7 countries) are seriously concerned about what should be the regulatory framework. So, this is a global thing. This is not one country's issue. This has to be looked at from the international perspective," citing Vaishnaw TOI wrote.

The Centre will draft rules for AI on the lines of "other like-minded" nations. The minister further highlighted "concerns around IPR (Intellectual Property Rights), copyright, bias of algorithm" on AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Bard that can deliver conversational-style answers to queries tossed at them.

On the question of if Artificial Intelligence would need separate legislation, Vaishnaw replied to TOI that "it would float into that direction". "Ultimately, as I said, all the countries will have to come up with some co-operative framework," he said.

Meanwhile, other countries that have shown interest to regulate AI models include the US and Europe. Though the European Union has introduced rules to regulate the technology, China has a draft ready to manage the development of generative AI tools by research companies.

On a similar note, tech companies are repeatedly bringing more advanced versions of their AI models in the form of GPT-4 and PaLM 2, which are pushing the boundaries of what language models like ChatGPT and Bard can accomplish.