The National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence
published by NITI Aayog narrates the different pain points and key challenges
involved in implementing Artificial Intelligence in India.
India’s digital consumer base is the world’s
second-largest, as well as the second-fastest growing among 17 major economies,
as per findings of the latest India Economic Survey.
And this base is core to the creation of future economic
value and societal empowerment as digital solutions backed by new-gen
technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and
automation become ubiquitous.
The nation’s naturally tech-savvy demography – 1.2 billion
mobile phone connections, 560 million internet subscriptions, and over 350
million smartphones – will serve as the fulcrum of an inclusive digital
transformation.
Measures needed:
1) The government must put in place proper checks and balances
against AI’s misuse through legally enforceable and long-term policy
guidelines, and a regulatory framework.
2) The strategy should strive to leverage AI for economic
growth, social development and inclusive
3) To truly harness AI’s transformative potential, India must
address its lack of expertise in AI research and application.
4) The government must address privacy and data security
concerns on a war-footing.
India’s AI strategy narrative needs to change from being a
reactionary step to “counter the charge” of countries like China, to a
proactive one where policies and infrastructure made in the country serve as “a
beacon of inspiration” to other countries that are further behind.