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TRAI Recommendation to Regulate AI
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GS II: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation; GS III: Science and Technology

Overview

  1. News in Brief
  2. TRAI Recommendation to Regulate AI
  3. What is Artificial Intelligence?

Why in News ?

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)  released a set of recommendations advocating the urgent adoption of a regulatory framework to govern the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) across sectors.

About TRAI Recommendation


  • Why regulation required?
    • In a risk-based framework, it was crucial to govern particular AI use cases that may directly affect people.
  • Creation of Authority
    • The creation of the Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority of India (AIDAI).

      TRAI Recommendation to Regulate AI
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    • It is an independent statutory agency that would serve as an advising body, a regulatory body and a recommendatory body for all fields linked to artificial intelligence.
    • Specific AI use cases should be controlled according to a risk-based framework, with legally enforceable duties placed on high-risk use cases that directly affect people.
    • All upcoming technologies and cutting-edge designs for AI models will be adopted by AIDAI.
    • Establish a standard framework for private and governmental organisations to embrace the national data policy.
    • It should draw members from different ministries, departments, industry, legal experts, cyber experts, academia and research institutes, besides representatives of relevant ministries and departments of central or state governments
  • Responsible Ministry
    • The ministry of electronics and information technology should serve as the administrative ministry for artificial intelligence, according to TRAI.
  • AI role in all sector
    • AI has the ability to have an impact on a variety of industries
    • Not only the telecom industry, including healthcare, transportation, finance, education, and agriculture.
    • To look at how AI is affecting many industries rather than just telecom holistic approach is needed.

What is Artificial Intelligence?


  • AI refers to a computer’s or a robot’s capacity to do jobs that are typically performed by people since they call for human intelligence and judgement.
  • The term artificial intelligence (AI) describes a machine’s capacity to carry out cognitive functions including reasoning, perception, learning, and problem-solving.
  • The capacity to reason and act in ways that have the highest possibility of reaching a particular objective.

TRAI

  • The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which was established in 1997 by an Act of Parliament.
  • Aims to regulate telecom services, including fixation/revision of tariffs for telecom services which were earlier vested in the Central Government.
  • Create and nurture conditions for growth of telecommunications in the country.
  • To provide a fair and transparent policy environment.

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