India has enacted laws and/or issued guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Companies subject to the laws of India should be familiar with all relevant AI-related laws, regulations, and guidance, including those listed below.
Principles, Studies, & Recommendations
General
The Advisory instructs that under trial/untested AI models made available to users must be safe tested with labels/consent and must not enable unlawful content (e.g., deepfakes), with due diligence under the IT Act/Rules. The Advisory has evolved via clarifications but remains the operative national guidance pending a bill.
This paper, issued by NITI Aayog, a think tank in India, establishes broad ethics principles for design, development and deployment of AI in India.
This playbook, which was created by Nasscom, an Indian trade association and advocacy group that primarily serves the Indian IT industry, with support from the Indian law firm Anand and Anand, highlights an approach to building a robust, ethical, and inclusive AI landscape. It serves as a guide for developers and businesses to navigate the complexities of responsible AI development.
This report is intended to provide a roadmap to make sure AI is used safely and responsibly in the financial sector, while still encouraging innovation. It sets out 7 guiding principles (trust, fairness, accountability, human oversight, explainability, safety, and innovation with purpose) and makes 26 recommendations, grouped into two broad goals: enable innovation and reduce risks.
Guidance issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), which sets out how the country aims to encourage AI-driven growth while keeping people safe. The document has four parts: (1) seven high-level principles to guide design and oversight; (2) detailed recommendations across six pillars—Infrastructure, Capacity Building, Policy & Regulation, Risk Mitigation, Accountability, and Institutions; (3) a time-phased action plan; and (4) practical do’s and don’ts for companies and regulators.
India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released the first part of its working paper on how India should address copyright challenges arising from generative AI, which is based on recommendations from an eight-member committee to study whether current copyright laws are adequate and to suggest changes if needed.