The Indian National Forum on Artificial Intelligence took place on 27th July, 2023 at New Delhi. The said Forum was organized by Artificial Intelligence Law Hub and Pavan Duggal Associates, Advocates.
Today, Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has completely changed the landscape and AI today is impacting every area of human activity and endeavour. For India being the world’s most populous nation, AI holds unique promises and opportunities.
This Forum was organized to look at the emerging trends on Artificial Intelligence in the Indian context; and what kind of approaches does the Government of India need to adopt in order to facilitate more rapid adoption of AI by Indians.
Key Issues Discussed
- What are the emerging trends on Artificial Intelligence in the Indian context?
- What kind of approaches does the Government need to adopt in order to facilitate more rapid adoption of AI by Indians?
- What kind of support should India provide to the Indian business and corporate community to facilitate more ready adoption of Artificial Intelligence?
- How will AI including Generative AI impact business prospects in the Indian context?
- What all should be Indian approaches for dealing with business, economic, legal, regulatory and societal aspects Artificial Intelligence including Generative AI?
- Are the existing legal approaches sufficient or does India require to move much further in the direction of policy issues impacting Artificial Intelligence?
- What should be the specific steps that the Government need to take to further promote the cause and adoption of Artificial Intelligence in India?
- These and variety of other issues have been discussed at the National Forum on Artificial Intelligence & Indian Approach.
The National Forum was convened to collate various inputs and recommendations of identifying the key elements of India’s strategy on encouraging, enabling and regulating Artificial Intelligence. The Forum was attended by distinguished stakeholders from AI ecosystem. The Forum called upon the Government of India to have legal framework in India to not just legally recognize AI but also to regulate AI in the Indian environment.
These recommendations came as the existing Indian Cyberlaw is not adequate to deal with various challenges thrown up by the advent of AI including Generative AI.
The Indian National Forum on Artificial Intelligence was inaugurated by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge, Supreme Court of India.
Justice Bindal highlighted the growing significance of Artificial Intelligence and its various challenges and nuances that India as a nation is facing. He further highlighted the various legal developments in AI at the global level and further emphasized the urgent need for India to address the legalities pertaining to Artificial Intelligence by coming up with strong policy and laws in this regard. He further highlighted how judiciary can play an important role in using the benefits of Artificial Intelligence for addressing the challenges of huge arrears of cases in the Indian subcontinent. Justice Bindal further talked about the need for more awareness and capacity building amongst users vis-à-vis legal ramifications of use and dependence on AI. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal further released the book entitled “ChatGPT & Legalities” authored by Dr. Pavan Duggal, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Chief Executive of Artificial Intelligence Law Hub.
Dr. Pavan Duggal, Convenor, Indian National Forum on Artificial Intelligence, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Artificial Intelligence Law Hub advocated the need for India to come up with strong legal frameworks to not just promote legally recognize but also regulate AI including Generative AI. He further advocated the need for India to demonstrate its thought leadership in developing and evolving AI legal jurisprudence.
The Forum was addressed by various stakeholders from AI ecosystem including Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Vimal Arora, Chief Clinical Officer, Clove Dental, Prof. G. S. Bajpai, Vice-Chancellor National Law University, Delhi, Mr. Harsh Marwah, CEO & MD of Mudra Electronics Ltd and OA Compserve Group of Companies, Mr. Saakshar Duggal, Advocate, Delhi High Court and Advisor Academic Outreach, Cyberlaw University, Prof. Sunil Kumar Khatri, Dean (Research, Innovation and Extension activities) at Amity University Noida, Mrs. Kusum Duggal, Eminent Educationist & Vice Chancellor of Cyberlaw University, and Drishyaa Duggal, Associate at International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity.
Most of the panelists underlined the need for India to attain thought leadership position in the context of AI and further highlighted the need for enhancing capacity building initiatives to be undertaken by both state and private sectors.
The Indian National Forum on Artificial Intelligence ended with vote of thanks.
About Organisers
Pavan Duggal Associates, Advocates – Pavan Duggal Associates, Advocates is India’s specialized niche law firm, which is dedicated to the emerging areas of legal practice and working on the intersection of law and technology. More about Pavan Duggal Associates, Advocates is available at https://pavanduggalassociates.com/.
Artificial Intelligence Law Hub – Artificial Intelligence Law Hub tracks, studies, examines and facilitates, the development of various aspects of Artificial Intelligence Law, including evolution of the legal developments in Artificial Intelligence law jurisprudence. More about Artificial Intelligence Law Hub is available at www.ailawhub.org.
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