Will make sure AI won't hurt digital citizens, says MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the required measures would be taken in the Digital India Bill to ensure that AI would not harm the overall interests of digital citizens. Under PM Modi's leadership, India emerged as the largest connected country in the world, he asserted.

New Delhi: Speaking on the Digital India Bill, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday asserted that the Centre would take all measures to ensure proper regulation of artificial intelligence so as to safeguard the interests of the citizens of the country. He said that the necessary steps would be taken to ensure that AI doesn't harm digital citizens.

Addressing a press conference here, the MoS said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even the remotest parts of India have been experiencing empowerment in all sectors through the effective application of the latest technologies. "We were the largest 'unconnected' country in 2014. And today, we are the largest 'connected' country in the world," the Minister said.

Chandrasekhar asserted that the people in India were among the highest consumers of mobile internet and data in the world and India was one of the countries to have the lowest prices of data. He also said that today, India was seeing the fastest degree of 5G rollout and the country was having a high degree of indigenous 5G components.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that there was a boost of digital connectivity in the country and it's the vision and mission of the Central Government to ensure safety and security in cyberspace. Under Modi Ji's leadership, India is becoming a globally trusted partner for manufacturing, he said and added that in the manufacturing sector, India was seeing the emergence of world-class factories, huge investments and the creation of a big number of jobs.

The Minister said that the digital personal data protection bill will be presented in the House very soon. Rajeev's statement came amidst the Centre's earlier preparations to release the first draft of the Digital India Bill in the first week of June. It was meant to make services easily accessible and resolve cyber-related disputes in a time-bound manner.