Overview

• Citing Department of Telecommunications data, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said an AI-driven Fraud Risk Indicator blocked 4.8 million scams and prevented Rs 140 crore in losses.
• He credited AI-powered emergency alerts during the 2024 Kerala floods with saving over five lakh lives and described the nationwide cell-broadcast system used to deliver warnings without internet.
• As examples of everyday impact, he highlighted UPI enabling universal digital payments and ONDC opening e-commerce opportunities for small sellers.
• He warned of harms including more than 50 deepfake videos during the 2024 elections, AI hiring tools rejecting 40% more women, lending models disadvantaging rural applicants, facial recognition misidentifying minorities at high rates, and AI missing 20% of TB cases in Uttar Pradesh hospitals.
• He outlined a five-point agenda for responsible AI—combat bias, protect jobs, safeguard privacy, ensure transparency, lead with ethics—and projected 15–30% job displacement in IT and manufacturing by 2030 without strong safeguards.