Experts flag revised Data Bill’s silence on generative AI tools
DPDP) Bill has caused concern among experts who feel it will leave a lacunae in the privacy law. It will also lead to more confusion and ambiguity surrounding the ever-evolving technologies and how they are regulated, they added.
The latest version of the DPDP Bill was tabled in the Parliament last week and is expected to come up for debate this week. The government is hopeful of passing it in the current session of the Parliament.
As deep fakes created by gen AI tools become more rampant, several experts flagged the need for the DPDP to address this. Further, with elections happening in two of the largest democracies next year — India and the US, many believed it was all the more imperative to address the matter as perverse images of public figures or doctored audio and videos can be circulated to tarnish their reputation.Also read | Crooks blackmailing influencers using AI-made deep nudes «India's current Bill doesn't address issues of facial recognition technology or AI,» Mishi Choudhary, founder of SFLC (Software Freedom Law Centre) told ET.
«Despite years of deliberation, we have a law that doesn't address current known issues let alone those that are being created everyday with new technology.» She added that most jurisdictions that have enacted privacy-based legislations are finding them inadequate to address issues created by generative AI. For example, Choudhary said that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was conceptualised 20 years ago to provide transparency and explainability but the EU is now having to work on a separate regulatory framework for AI.
Read more on economictimes.indiatimes.com
