He argued that the it took a long seven years for the Central government to come out with a law on data privacy (the Digital Data Protection Act), and that the issue of AI misuse cannot be left unregulated for so long.
“By the time they come up with a solution, many more problems may arise,” the counsel contended.
“By nature, law lags behind, you can’t help it. And you don’t know where technology is heading,” the Court pointed out.
The petitioner’s counsel replied that people misusing AI should still be held accountable till regulation is framed.
He added that India has been far ahead when compared to the European Union or America when it comes to certain areas of tech regulation, including the ban on TikTok. India should lead the way in regulating deepfakes as well, he submitted.
Source: Barandbench
