India AI Regulation Landscape 101
This is a simple regulatory tracker consisting all information on how India is regulating artificial intelligence as a technology, inspired from a seminal paper authored by Abhivardhan and Deepanshu Singh for the Forum of Federations, Canada, entitled, "Government with Algorithms: Managing AI in India’s Federal System – Number 70".
We have also included case laws along with regulatory / governance documents, and avoided adding any industry documents or policy papers which do not reflect any direct or implicit legal impact.
Advisory on Ethical Use of Social Media and Deepfakes in Elections
Issued on May 6, 2024, this was ECI's first formal advisory addressing deepfakes in election campaigning. The advisory directed political parties to take down deepfake posts within three hours of detection and established initial guidelines for responsible technology use during elections. This laid the foundation for subsequent more detailed advisories.
May 2024
Issuing Authority
Election Commission of India (ECI)
Type of Legal / Policy Document
Executive Instruments - Administrative Decisions
Status
In Force
Regulatory Stage
Regulatory
Binding Value
Non-binding but institutionally endorsed instruments
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