New Delhi: Federal Minister for Information Technology Ashwini Vashno The government on Wednesday stressed the need to strike a balance between the development and regulation of artificial intelligence, asserting that the government will use a combination of technology regulations and laws in the future.Speaking to TOI, the minister said: “The Indian approach is a techno-legal approach that combines technical solutions and legal structures. This approach is now appreciated by the international community. Some regions used to use only regulatory or legal approaches. This did not really bring the desired results.”
‘Restricting children’s social media should only be done after careful consideration’
Given that innovation has a long way to go, strict regulation may not be needed at this stage. “This could be the first innings of the first match of the Test series,” he quipped.The minister said big tech companies are “pretty much in sync with society and policymakers.”Asked about restricting children’s use of social media, Vishno said discussions were ongoing. “The discussion on the impact of social media on children and how it should be dealt with is ongoing. Some countries have already imposed restrictions and bans and in India, the issue is also being discussed by other stakeholders, both industry and public. The right solutions can only be found after thoughtful deliberation.“He also said that artificial intelligence provides many opportunities for Indian IT companies.“The IT industry is also very aware of these challenges and they are rapidly moving away from old models and creating a new service delivery model, from software as a service to artificial intelligence-based services. There are thousands of legacy systems in the world. These legacy systems must be modernized, and our IT services companies are best suited to modernize them using new AI-based solutions. ” Vaishnaw said, adding that the government, academia and industry are in concert.Asked about the Prime Minister’s remarks asking IT companies to diversify their services, products and platforms, the minister said the industry was adjusting to these changes. “They are trying to gauge what this change will bring to their industry…The IT industry is focusing on a number of very focused small models that can be placed in enterprises where trust is the most important factor,” he said.Vaishnaw added that the IT industry has designed a series of small models and our sovereign model is complementing them.
