India bets on ‘sealed rooms’ to train AI on sensitive data without exposing it
Under Depa, data remains with its owner, while a “sealed room”, which is a secure computing environment, runs only what an authorised digital contract permits. No one can access the data inside, not even the company operating the system, according to the launch presentation.
India has introduced a new system called Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) for AI Training, which enables companies and researchers to train artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms on sensitive data held by institutions such as hospitals, banks, and government agencies without exposing the information. The system, developed by iSPIRT, a technology think-tank, extends the approach of bringing AI models to the data rather than moving the data to researchers.
DEPA allows data to remain with its owner, while a secure computing environment, dubbed a "sealed room," runs only what an authorized digital contract permits. No one, not even the company operating the system, can access the data inside. The framework, unveiled in Bengaluru, is expected to be key as hospitals and banks rarely share data, and they face fines under India's data protection law if it leaks.
The system is not legally binding, and its day-to-day management is expected to be handled by Samyog, an industry group.
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