Legislation Over the Use of Artificial Intelligence: An Analysis in Indian Context

The last decade saw an exponential growth of the Artificial Intelligence. It has only made our lives easier and faster. From search bots to recommendation about the next place to go, AI systems are everywhere. This also exposes the users to all potential threats it brings with itself. The origin of AI may seem like a recent development; however, it has been around for quite a few years. With the rise of this technology, there has been a simultaneous increase in crimes involving Artificial Intelligence systems. It has created an urgent need for a comprehensive legislation which could monitor and regulate such threats. This paper attempts to explore the need and possibility of legislations on the AI systems in India. It also involves a global comparison of the same, and the current measures undertaken by the Indian government in this regard. The working of AI system has also been explored in this paper, along with a discussion about the history of the same.