Lok Sabha Question No. 4661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4661

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

## 4661.    SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL: SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   be pleased to State:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  constituted/proposes  to  constitute  a  committee  for  assessing  the excessive regulatory effects of the rising artificial intelligence of foreign companies in medical and public welfare services including digital services in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the rising impact of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to affect the employment level  and  sovereignty  data  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR   ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY  DHOTRE)

(a):  Yes,  Sir.    The  Government  is  cognizant  of  the  impact  of  AI  and  practices  of  Indian  and  Global MNCs. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 have been notified to ensure ethical practices. AI and emerging technology fields are dynamic and rapidly  changing.  Any  new  developments  will  be  factored-in  and  necessary  course  correction  will  be undertaken through appropriate regulations.

(b) and (c):  The recent report from NASSCOM titled 'Unlocking Value from Data and AI: The India Opportunity', has highlighted that Data  and AI  can  create 20 million jobs in different technical roles alone and have the potential to create more jobs in peripheral areas.

Also, several capacity building initiatives have been initiated to train and to build skill set among the professionals and newcomers. Some of these initiatives are as follows:

-  FutureSkills has been started to train youth and professionals on AI in on-demand manner.
-  'RESPONSIBLE AI FOR YOUTH' is being organised to engage youths in ideation and solution development  using  AI.  In  phase  I,  50,000+  students  from  35  States  /UTs  and  5700+  cities  have registered,  and  11,460  students  cleared  their  first  level  of  AI  training.  2705  Ideas  were  received. Phase-II is in progress at present.
-  CBSE has introduced AI as a part of the course curriculum in higher secondary for learning at mass scale.
-  Atal Tinkering Labs in Schools are also focused on AI and robotics related solution development.
-  SWAYAM Portal, being operated by M/o Education, also runs several AI related courses.
-  Government  of  India  has  organised  events  such  as  Responsible  AI  for  Social  Empowerment (RAISE)  which  has  also  provided  a  vibrant  platform  for  learning  from  the  best  experts  in  AI globally.
-  AI  Innovation  Challenge  was  organised  as  a  part  of  RAISE  2020  and  out  of  300  participating startups, 21 start-ups were rewarded.
-  Government is also organising several AI challenge and hackathons in order to promote start-ups.
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