Overview
- MeitY announced Friday that it has begun work at the ministry level to draft a dedicated AI regulation because current statutes do not cover the full range of AI risks.
- The government has already tightened intermediary rules this year by defining synthetic content and requiring platforms to remove flagged AI-generated material within three hours of notice.
- Regulators have asked messaging apps including WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal to explain username features over concerns they could enable impersonation and online fraud.
- MeitY said it is negotiating access to advanced frontier models with the US government and Anthropic as part of efforts to secure trusted access for Indian researchers and companies.
- CERT-In is investigating an alleged Tata Electronics data breach that reportedly exposed details tied to an unreleased Apple device, and the probe is informing the ministry's wider move to strengthen AI and cyber rules.