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Uttar Pradesh Assembly to Host India’s First AI Workshop for Legislators

IIT Kanpur experts will lead a two-hour workshop on August 10 to familiarize legislators with AI-driven drafting and research tools.

Overview

  • The Assembly will hold the session at 3 p.m. inside the Vidhan Bhavan complex as part of its monsoon session preparations.
  • This marks the first formal AI training initiative organized by any state legislature in India for its elected representatives.
  • Lawmakers will be introduced to AI applications for streamlining bill drafting, document analysis and public sentiment assessment.
  • The Assembly’s mobile app has been upgraded to use AI for member recognition at entry, attendance marking and retrieval of speech excerpts and reference materials.
  • Officials plan to establish dedicated AI support units for MLAs and to digitize decades of debates and records into an AI-searchable archival dashboard.