DIKSHA E-Education: AI Assistance Ahead

Centre’s DIKSHA e-education platform to offer AI help Context  The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s National e-Governance Division (NeGD) plans to include Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) into its current Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform. Each student should be able to have an […]

Dealing With Deep Fakes

Dealing With Deep Fakes Context: A deep fake is a piece of work created by a machine using deep learning that contains misleading information. Because deep fakes seek to deceive us into believing something is true by distorting reality, it is beneficial to maintain the […]

Will AI Tools Help Detect Telecom Fraud?

Will AI Tools Help Detect Telecom Fraud? Context: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has started using an artificial intelligence-based facial recognition tool called “Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification” or ASTR to weed out widespread instances of fraudulently obtained […]

On Copyright Infringement and AI

On Copyright Infringement and AI Context: Copyright legislation safeguards the creative production of a variety of artists and grants them a set of exclusive rights. However, with the aid of several exceptions provided by copyright law, these exclusive rights are balanced with those of the […]

The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act

The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act Context: This week, members of the European Parliament reached an early agreement on a new draught of the European Union’s ambitious Artificial Intelligence Act. Many AI tools are essentially black boxes, which means that even those who designed them cannot […]