Mumbai: The Central government said, the future Digital India Act (DIA) would firmly address false information and "high-risk Artificial Intelligence" to protect users. The first draught of the Bill is anticipated by the first week of June.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, said during the second round of pre-drafting public consultations with various stakeholders that the government would establish the necessary safeguards and that a section of DIA would deal with "high-risk and deep fake Artificial Intelligence" in light of the growing threat of misinformation related to AI. "We won't govern Artificial Intelligence, but we will establish barriers. There won't be a distinct piece of legislation, but the DIA will have a section devoted to concerns posed by high-risk AI, the minister added.
The DIA will support new business ideas throughout the nation. "Prime Minister NarendraModi is very clear that anything the government does should not cause difficulties for innovation in the startup space," Chandrasekhar said to the audience.
"We will take this very seriously. We have no desire to make things challenging for startups. The DIA will support startup developments, the minister said. Regarding misinformation, he claimed that platforms now have a responsibility to identify it under the IT Rules. We will define misinformation in the DIA if it is necessary, Chandrasekhar added.
For the second round of discussions to write the much awaited DIA, which is anticipated in the following two to three months, the administration met with policy experts and other stakeholders.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) launched the first round of pre-drafting stakeholder discussions on the DIA in March with the purpose of igniting India's ambition to be among the top nations that would define future technologies.
As part of the Digital India Dialogues, stakeholders are now speaking with a bill's design, architecture, and objectives in the pre-introduction stage for the first time.
India wants to build a trillion-dollar digital economy and establish itself as a significant, reliable participant in global value chains for digital goods, services, platforms, and solutions. The proposed Bill attempts to assist with these goals.
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