Industry experts call for India-specific AI safety rules, not US model
AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication
Industry leaders in India urged the government to craft an AI safety framework tailored to the country’s multilingual ecosystem rather than adopt the White House Accord signed by President Trump and CEOs of Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Nvidia and xAI. The experts highlighted risks such as deepfakes and cyber‑attacks and called for a stakeholder commitment that goes beyond self‑regulation. Nasscom chairman Srikanth Velamakanni argued India should use a domestic pledge as a stepping stone toward a global AI safety consensus, noting U.S. pact relies on internal controls while the EU employs binding risk‑based rules and China follows oversight. He suggested leveraging India’s role in Global Partnership on AI and momentum from the February AI Impact Summit to shape an Indian approach.
💡 Why It Matters
- · By forging a home‑grown safety regime, India can protect its diverse linguistic data while setting a template for other emerging markets that lack the regulatory heft of the EU or the self‑policing model of the U.S.
