The Hindu AI Summit 2024: ‘Global consensus is necessary to face challenges in using AI in governance’

Global consensus is required in formulating regulations for using Artificial Intelligence in governance to face emerging challenges such as copyrights, data protection, and cyber vulnerability issues, and it is time to think of expanding the usage of AI to newer areas, said panellists at the The Hindu AI Summit 2024 in Chennai on Thursday. During a panel discussion on the topic ‘AI Driven Governance - Concept to Practical Application’, moderated by Ramya Kannan, Chief of Bureau, Tamil Nadu, The Hindu, Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, said the Health Department, in 2022, had introduced AI in diagnosing tuberculosis in six districts in the State. It was a simple AI tool, but it has actually saved thousands of lives.”Supriya SahuAdditional Chief Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu She said, in the health sector, AI has the potential to play an important role in screening refractive eye errors among children and detecting pregnancy-induced hypertension. Stressing the need to build adequate digital infrastructure before AI can have an impact, B. Ravindran, Head, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, urged governments to actively work towards this.