Can Nasscom’s ‘Responsible AI’ guidelines pave the way for ethical and safe adoption of artificial intelligence?
1 year, 6 months ago

Can Nasscom’s ‘Responsible AI’ guidelines pave the way for ethical and safe adoption of artificial intelligence?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 17:11 IST - 3 MINS READ Nasscom, the trade association for the IT and business process management industry, has released a comprehensive set of responsible artificial intelligence guidelines for generative AI. The Nasscom guidelines came a day beforeSam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the potential of AI and the need for global regulation. They include conducting ethical reviews, empowering users with information and control, adhering to responsible data practices, mitigating biases, conducting robust validation, continuously monitoring deployed GenAI systems, and promoting public accountability and auditability. Nasscom said that by adhering to these guidelines, stakeholders can collectively build a foundation of ethical and accountable GenAI practices that prioritise human well-being and societal values.

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Ethical concerns around AI are genuine, need scrutiny: Experts
4 days, 20 hours ago

Ethical concerns around AI are genuine, need scrutiny: Experts

New Indian Express  

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Security vulnerabilities hinder AI adoption in India, reveals Deloitte report
1 week ago

Security vulnerabilities hinder AI adoption in India, reveals Deloitte report

Live Mint  

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Hong Kong Unveils Comprehensive Framework for Responsible AI in Financial Sector
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong Unveils Comprehensive Framework for Responsible AI in Financial Sector

The Hindu  

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Balancing Innovation and Consumer Protection: A Framework for High-Risk AI in India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Balancing Innovation and Consumer Protection: A Framework for High-Risk AI in India

Live Mint  

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Global Standards: Catalysts for Responsible AI Development and Innovation
2 months ago

Global Standards: Catalysts for Responsible AI Development and Innovation

The Hindu  

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India not yet ready for AI regulations says Experts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India not yet ready for AI regulations says Experts

New Indian Express  

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BCG study shows 70% users excited about GenAI at work, but 43% positive about its impact on daily life
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BCG study shows 70% users excited about GenAI at work, but 43% positive about its impact on daily life

The Hindu  

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

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India Today  

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Different approaches to AI regulation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Different approaches to AI regulation

The Hindu  

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Google Splits Up a Key AI Ethics Watchdog
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Wired  

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1 year ago

PM Seeks Global Regulation of AI

Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year ago

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Hindustan Times  

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‘AI tools train the mind to think’

The Hindu  

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G7 to agree on AI code of conduct for companies: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

G7 to agree on AI code of conduct for companies: Report

The Hindu  

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68% of Indian respondents expect businesses to protect consumers when deploying generative AI: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

68% of Indian respondents expect businesses to protect consumers when deploying generative AI: Report

The Hindu  

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Navigating the Crossroads: India’s Imperative to Balance AI Innovation with Ethical Accountability - News18
1 year, 3 months ago

Navigating the Crossroads: India’s Imperative to Balance AI Innovation with Ethical Accountability - News18

News 18  

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Big Tech players balance seeking and avoiding AI regulation
1 year, 3 months ago

Big Tech players balance seeking and avoiding AI regulation

The Hindu  

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The ethical issues of Artificial Intelligence
1 year, 4 months ago

The ethical issues of Artificial Intelligence

Hindustan Times  

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Independent body, risk-based framework: TRAI suggests regulations for AI
1 year, 5 months ago

Independent body, risk-based framework: TRAI suggests regulations for AI

Business Standard  

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The Vatican teams up with US-based university to escape AI's misuse
1 year, 5 months ago

The Vatican teams up with US-based university to escape AI's misuse

India TV News  

Amid the call to regulate and create guardrails against the misuse of artificial intelligence, The Vatican has now issued its own handbook for navigating the ethics of AI technology in the ChatGPT era. Pope Francis has teamed up with US-based Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics to create guidelines for using AI. Rather than wait for governments to …

AI must not become a driver of human rights abuses
1 year, 6 months ago

AI must not become a driver of human rights abuses

Al Jazeera  

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Yoshua Bengio, engineer who made modern AI, now wracked with guilt over what it has become
1 year, 6 months ago

Yoshua Bengio, engineer who made modern AI, now wracked with guilt over what it has become

Firstpost  

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Alphabet-backed Anthropic outlines the moral values behind its AI bot
1 year, 7 months ago

Alphabet-backed Anthropic outlines the moral values behind its AI bot

The Hindu  

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ChatGPT viral, UNESCO calls on countries to put in new AI rules
1 year, 8 months ago

ChatGPT viral, UNESCO calls on countries to put in new AI rules

India Today  

Days after Elon Musk and a team of 1000 tech experts signed an open letter calling for a pause on development of AI systems for six months at least, the UNESCO has chipped in and urged the governments around the world to implement an ethical framework for AI systems. UNESCO in its blog mentions that its recommendation on the Ethics …

ICMR releases ethical guidelines for AI usage in healthcare
1 year, 9 months ago

ICMR releases ethical guidelines for AI usage in healthcare

The Hindu  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has released the country’s first Ethical Guidelines for Application of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Research and Healthcare, aimed at creating “an ethics framework which can assist in the development, deployment, and adoption of AI-based solutions” in the fields specified. Through this, they hope to make “AI-assisted platforms available for the benefit of largest section …

Microsoft lays off team responsible for ethical AI development
1 year, 9 months ago

Microsoft lays off team responsible for ethical AI development

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The job cuts at Microsoft’s ethics and society team within its AI organization is part of the …

IIT-Madras gets $1 million to study AI
2 years ago

IIT-Madras gets $1 million to study AI

The Hindu  

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has received a grant of $1 million to set up a new multidisciplinary centre for research and development on responsible artificial intelligence. The Centre for Responsible AI is under the aegis of the Robert Bosch Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Head of the centre B. Ravindran said the grant would help to …

A new global standard for AI ethics
2 years, 6 months ago

A new global standard for AI ethics

The Hindu  

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Money, mimicry and mind control: Big Tech slams ethics brakes on AI
3 years, 3 months ago

Money, mimicry and mind control: Big Tech slams ethics brakes on AI

The Hindu  

In September last year, Google's cloud unit looked into using artificial intelligence to help a financial firm decide whom to lend money to. Since early last year, Google has also blocked new AI features analyzing emotions, fearing cultural insensitivity,while Microsoft restricted software mimicking voices and IBM rejected a client request for an advanced facial-recognition system. "There are opportunities and harms, …

Responsible AI — the need for ethical guard rails
3 years, 9 months ago

Responsible AI — the need for ethical guard rails

The Hindu  

Since Czech writer Karel Čapek first mentioned robots in a 1920s play, humans have dreamed about intelligent machines. Just as electricity allowed us to tame time, enabling us to radically alter virtually every aspect of existence, AI can leapfrog us toward eradicating hunger, poverty and disease — opening up new and hitherto unimaginable pathways for climate change mitigation, education and …

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