Tamil Nadu working on safe and ethical artificial intelligence policy

The state govt is also expected to release a Blockchain Policy soon

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Tamil Nadu government is working on a policy for safe and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). It will set certain parameters that will need to be fulfilled before rolling out AI-based solutions, especially for the government. According to a senior state government official, a policy on Blockchain is also expected to be released soon.

"This is going to be the world's first safe and ethical Policy for AI (by a government)," said Santosh K Misra, CEO of the Tamil Nadu E-Governance Agency, and commissioner of e-governance, in the Tamil Nadu government.

"While new technologies open up