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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Calls for AI Safeguards at IMC 2026
- •Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia emphasized the need for a regulatory framework to protect citizens from the negative impacts of artificial intelligence.
- •Speaking at the India Mobile Congress 2026, Scindia highlighted that while AI offers massive productivity gains and positive externalities, risks must be managed.
- •The minister advocated for a common minimum programme to shield people from adverse effects without stifling innovation and productivity.
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Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia called for a regulatory framework to ring-fence citizens from the potential harms of artificial intelligence while ensuring its productivity gains and benefits are not stifled. He stressed the need for a common minimum program to protect people against negative effects.
Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that artificial intelligence must democratize intelligence to empower the smallest merchant, artisans, and every individual across the country. This vision builds on digital public infrastructure like 5G connectivity, BharatNet, Aadhar cards, and UPI transactions.
The India AI Mission features a corpus close to Rs 10,000 crores, which integrates 38,000 GPUs, 14 cloud partners, and 7,500 data sets. This compute power converges with telecom networks and financial digital public infrastructure to economically empower the nation.
