India’s Data Protection Law May Hamper AI Growth, Warns IAMAI

India’s Data Protection Law May Hamper AI Growth, Warns IAMAI

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has raised concerns that India’s new data protection law could stifle the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, particularly affecting startups and smaller technology firms. In a recent submission to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), IAMAI highlighted that ambiguities in the Digital Personal Data Protection…

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BharatGen-Strategic Initiative for Indigenous AI Sovereignty and Digital Self-Reliance

India’s Move for AI Sovereignty & Growth

In September 2024, the Government of India, led by the Ministry of Science and Technology, enacted a milestone by unveiling BharatGen—an original and ambitious legislative and policy initiative to create India’s suite of multimodal large language models (LLMs). Conceived as the nation’s inaugural state-funded generative AI programme, BharatGen is expressly intended to promote digital inclusivity,…

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