New Report: Artificial Intelligence, Market Power and India in a Multipolar World & our Joint Annual Report

Communications Team
Aug 14
5 min read

Updated: Aug 15

The artificial intelligence landscape isn’t just about technological advancement—it’s fundamentally about power concentration and market control. Our latest comprehensive research, “Artificial Intelligence, Market Power and India in a Multipolar World,” maps exactly how this concentration operates and what it means for India’s economic future.

This technical report was developed in partnership with ExtensityAI, an Austria-based AI startup - led by Marius-Constantin Dinu and Schematise LDA, led by Sankalp Srivastava.

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The Infrastructure Reality Check 🏗️

While everyone debates AI regulation, the real control lies in infrastructure. Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Alibaba Cloud, and Google Cloud don’t just provide computing power—they shape the entire AI value chain through restrictive contracts that prohibit users from adopting data outputs from one enterprise’s model for training another’s. This creates vendor lock-in scenarios that most businesses don’t see coming.

India’s Unique Position 🇮🇳

Our research identifies India’s distinctive approach: combining state-led strategic planning with community-centric, open-source ethos. Unlike the US market-led model, China’s state-driven approach, or the EU’s regulatory superpower stance, India is forging its own path. But fragmentation between central and state-level AI governance creates inconsistent standards across the country.

The Human Cost of AI Development 💼

The report exposes stark realities: Kenyan data labelers earning $1.32-$2 per hour to make ChatGPT safer, while the Builder.ai collapse revealed how 700 Indian engineers were manually coding apps marketed as “AI-powered” to investors—a classic case of “AI washing” that led to federal investigation and 1,000+ job losses.

Strategic Vulnerabilities and Opportunities ⚡

India imports over 50% of its electronic components, creating critical dependencies. But the ₹16,300 crores National Critical Mineral Mission and four new semiconductor projects (including Tata and HCL-Foxconn ventures) signal serious localization efforts. The challenge: these address packaging capabilities, not advanced logic node fabrication.

Indigenous Knowledge and Data Sovereignty 🌿

Our framework introduces CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) and Community Data Trustees concept—granting indigenous communities veto power over their knowledge use in foundation model training. This isn’t just ethical positioning; it’s strategic differentiation in global AI markets.

Regulatory Arbitrage Insights ⚖️

The research reveals how economic law issues are often easier to address than tech law issues from the same B2B transactions—creating opportunities for structuring AI operations to favor more predictable economic regulation over complex technology law compliance.

Market Intelligence for Strategic Planning 📈

Unlike typical academic analysis, this research provides actionable frameworks for navigating AI’s legal-policy intersections. From understanding how cloud contracts affect business freedom to leveraging India’s multilingual capabilities for competitive advantage—it’s intelligence designed for decision-makers, not conference papers.

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The IPLR-ISAIL Joint Annual Report 2024-25 is Out

The technology law landscape in India has been dominated by reactive reporting—every government announcement, regulatory update, and policy speech treated as newsworthy content regardless of practical relevance. Our Joint Annual Report 2024-25 demonstrates how we've built something fundamentally different: a solution-oriented, market-centric approach to technology law that actually serves businesses and practitioners.

The Knowledge Base That Changes Everything 📚

IndoPacific.App has become India's largest technology law archive with remarkable depth:

🔢 300+ Research Outputs from 244+ original authors

🎯 66.13% Technology Law & AI Governance Focus - the highest concentration of actionable tech law content in India

📊 90%+ Content from IPLR & ISAIL - demonstrating our independent research capability

🌍 Pan-India Impact - the most original and independent law & policy ecosystem effort at national scale

What makes this significant? Unlike AI-generated content and copy-pasted regulatory updates, our knowledge base addresses real problems that markets and end-users face rather than chasing government circles or media buzz.

2024-25: Year of Strategic Research Breakthroughs 🚀

AIACT.IN Evolution: From Concept to Implementation Intelligence

Our Version 5 of India's first privately proposed AI regulation gained national recognition:

✅ Commended by Justice M Sundar, Madras High Court at Commonwealth Legal Education Association Conference

✅ Adapted by Dharmashastra National Law University for legislation drafting competition

✅ Enhanced compliance frameworks including ₹50 crore insurance mandates and content provenance requirements

Framework Fatigue Solution

Our research on "Averting Framework Fatigue in AI Governance" addressed critical business pain points:

💼 Compliance Paralysis Resolution: Practical guidance for navigating multiple AI regulatory frameworks

💰 Cost Optimization: Risk assessment matrices enabling strategic compliance prioritization

⚡ Competitive Advantage: Regulatory arbitrage strategies for operational flexibility

Global AI Inventorship Leadership

India's first Global AI Inventorship Handbook provides:

🔧 Patent Strategy Monetization: Practical guidance maximizing patent portfolio value

⏰ Market Timing Intelligence: Strategic positioning in emerging AI technology areas

📈 IP Portfolio Optimization: Data-driven R&D investment decisions

Research Ethics Innovation

The Indo-Pacific Research Ethics Framework on AI Use establishes:

🛡️ Research Quality Standards: Ethical protocols for AI-driven research reducing liability risks

🤝 Partnership Strategy: Positioning advantages for academic-corporate AI collaborations

🏆 Competitive Research Advantage: First-mover benefits in ethical AI research markets

AI Market Power Analysis: Exposing the Truth 🔍

Our comprehensive report "Artificial Intelligence, Market Power and India in a Multipolar World" revealed:

Infrastructure Reality: Microsoft Azure, AWS, Alibaba Cloud, and Google Cloud create dangerous vendor lock-ins through contractual restrictions
India's Strategic Response: ₹16,300 crores National Critical Mineral Mission + 4 new semiconductor projects (Tata, HCL-Foxconn) addressing 50%+ electronics import dependency
Market Intelligence: From Builder.ai's $1.5B "AI washing" collapse to Kenyan workers earning $1.32-$2/hour for ChatGPT safety labeling - mapping AI's human cost

The 15-Publication AI Hype Chronicle 📈

Since November 2022, we've published the most comprehensive analysis of AI market hype and economic law implications in India, covering:

🔍 Market Hype Features in AI technologies

⚖️ Anti-competitive Practice Analysis

👥 Global AI Talent Ecosystem Impact

💼 Sustainable Business Model Requirements

🛡️ Technology Law Compliance Strategies

This knowledge base has directly helped AI researchers, startups, and technology companies navigate regulatory uncertainty while building resilient organisations.

You can access the Annual Report at https://indopacific.app/product/isail-iplr-joint-annual-report-2024-2025-august-2025/

ISAIL.IN: 5 Years of Community Impact 🎓

The Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law concluded its transformative Research Internship Programme:

📊 200+ Students Mentored across law, policy, technology, and social sciences

🎯 89.30% Completion Rate (significantly above 75% industry average)

🌟 21.50% High Performer Rate (exceeding 20% target)

🔧 71.8 Average Efficiency Score (above 70+ target)

Strategic Evolution: Transitioning to AI standardisation through AiStandard.io Alliance with 13 committee sessions, 18 outcome documents, and 4 knowledge partnerships established.

Market-Centric Philosophy: Why We're Different 💡

Our Approach:

✅ Practical implications over political rhetoric

✅ Market-relevant analysis over press release regurgitation

✅ Solution-focused insights over update-for-update's-sake reporting

✅ Real-world applicability over government messaging

The Result: We've consistently outperformed conventional regulatory journalism by focusing on substance over noise, creating measurable value for practitioners and businesses.

Looking Forward: Innovation in Legal Intelligence 🔮

Technology Integration

🤖 AIACT.IN Evolution: Converting legal intelligence into ML-based knowledge graph methodology
📊 Bharat Pacific AI Stack: Sector-neutral AI use case documentation methodology

Strategic Partnerships

🤝 Primary Research Partner for ISAIL.IN's AI standardization efforts
🌏 AiStandard.io Summit 2026: January 23-24 at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scientific Convention Center, Lucknow

Market Expansion

📈 AI Industry-Policy Implementation: Future of work perspective for Uttar Pradesh
🔬 Technology-Centric Methods: Market-friendly approaches supporting business growth

Why This Matters: Beyond Academic Research 🎯

This isn't theoretical policy work—it's actionable market intelligence that enables:

💰 Strategic Risk Assessment for AI governance compliance
🏆 Competitive Positioning through early regulatory adoption
📊 Investment Strategy optimization in India's tech ecosystem
🛡️ Ethical Differentiation in scrutinized AI markets

The Independent Advantage 🇮🇳

We achieved this ecosystem independently - without following government communication preferences or traditional media incentives. Our solution-centric approach to complex legal-policy intersections delivers practical intelligence rather than academic analysis.