In this policy paper, Radhika Radhakrishnan and I propose a regulatory framework with thresholds for intervention that seeks to overcome the challenges in preserving transparency when dealing with machine learning algorithms, and suggest solutions to building interpretable models right from the design stage.
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Regulatory Interventions for Emerging Economies Governing the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Functions
I co-authored a paper titled ‘Regulatory Interventions for Emerging Economies Governing the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Public Functions’. The paper explores ‘extitutional’ approaches to regulation of AI. This work was done under a grant from UNESCAP via the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). An early draft was presented at the AI for Social […]
Ethics and Human Rights Review of Codes of Ethics in computational and information sciences
Over 2017-19, I led a body of research at CIS which attempted to articulate an ethical framework to study big data practices. This is a four-part review of guideline documents for ethics and human rights in big data for development research. This research was produced as part of the Big Data for Development network supported […]
Reading ‘Necessity’ in India’s New Data Protection Bill
In July 2018, a committee of experts headed by Justice BN Srikrishna submitted its draft Personal Data Protection Bill1 to the Government of India. As the bill makes its way through the government, and potentially the parliament, several questions have been raised about the enforcement of the principles laid out in it as well as […]
AI in India: A Policy Agenda
Over the last few months, the Centre for Internet and Society has been engaged in the mapping of use and impact of artificial intelligence in health, banking, manufacturing, and governance sectors in India through the development of a case study compendium. Alongside this research, we are examining the impact of Industry 4.0 on jobs and […]
Questions of Fact: India’s Aadhaar Matter and the Limits of the Supreme Court
In September 2018, the Supreme Court of India rendered its verdict in a landmark case with major implications for the Aadhaar biometric identification project as well as the application of right to privacy in India, but the Aadhaar Matter raises important questions about the shortcomings of the Supreme Court’s practice of judicial review. I had […]
The Srikrishna Committee Data Protection Bill and Artificial Intelligence in India
This article was authored by me and Elonnai Hickok. Artificial Intelligence in many ways is in direct conflict with traditional data protection principles and requirements including consent, purpose limitation, data minimization, retention and deletion, accountability, and transparency. Other related privacy concerns in the context of AI center around re-identification and de-anonymisation, discrimination, unfairness, inaccuracies, bias, […]
AI and Governance in India
The use of Artificial Intelligence has the potential to ameliorate several existing structural inefficiencies in the discharge of governmental functions. Our research indicates that the deployment of this technology across sub-sectors is still on the horizons. Much of the technological capacity and funding for AI in governance in India is coming from the private sector […]
Contribution to ABLI Compendium on Regulation of Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data in Asia
The Asian Business Law Institute, based in Singapore published a compendium on “Regulation of cross-border transfer of personal data in Asia”. This was part of an exercise to explore legal convergence around issues such as data protection, enforcement of foreign judgments and principle of restructuring in Asia. The compendium contains 14 detailed reports written by […]
Comments and Recommendations to the Indian Privacy Code, 2018
As India moves towards greater digitization, and technology becomes even more pervasive, there is a need to ensure the privacy of the individual as well as hold the private and public sector accountable for the use of personal data. Towards enabling public discourse and furthering the development a privacy framework for India, a group of […]
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