{
  "id": 11936213,
  "title": "India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/india-needs-its-own-ai-safety-framework-not-a-copy-of-us-pact",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-04T13:51:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/india-needs-its-own-ai-safety-framework-not-a-copy-of-us-pact-industry-experts/articleshow/134675884.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India should develop its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework that caters to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem, according to industry experts. They argue against replicating the US voluntary pact signed by President Donald Trump and major technology firms, such as Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Nvidia, and Elon Musk's xAI. The experts emphasize the need for a commitment involving all stakeholders, addressing risks like deepfakes and cyberattacks.\n\nNasscom Chairman Srikanth Velamakanni suggests that India should not simply copy the US model but use a domestic commitment as a foundation for a global understanding of AI safety. He highlights the differences between the US and European Union approaches, with the EU taking a risk-based, binding approach and China adopting state-directed control.\n\nSoumen Mandal, Principal Analyst at Counterpoint Research, calls for a hybrid approach combining mandatory rules for potential harms in defense, healthcare, banking, and government use cases, and voluntary standards for faster-moving technical areas. Amit Khanna, Partner and Automation Ecosystem Leader at Grant Thornton Bharat, advocates for an industry commitment tailored to India's market conditions, focusing on building AI applications for vernacular languages and cultural contexts.\n\nGanesh Gopalan, co-founder and CEO of Gnani.ai, stresses the importance of a level playing field, ensuring Indian AI companies compete with global firms on the same terms. The experts discuss the need for a binding framework, including transparency, incident reporting, and accountability measures, while Velamakanni stresses the importance of strengthening the IndiaAI Safety Institute to test newly released models without creating bottlenecks.",
  "summary": "India should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem rather than replicate a voluntary pact signed by US President Donald Trump and top technology firms last week, industry experts said.",
  "key_points": [
    "India should develop its own AI safety framework, not copy US model",
    "Experts emphasize need for commitment from all stakeholders",
    "Focus on risks like deepfakes, cyberattacks, and vernacular AI applications"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "YourStory",
        "title": "India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/india-needs-its-own-ai-safety-framework-not-a-copy-of-us-pact-11944687",
        "published": "2026-10-04T12:04:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}