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Sachi Wani

Private Members' bills on AI to be tabled in Rajya Sabha



Two Rajya Sabha MPs are set to introduce three private member bills to regulate AI ecosystem in the country and ensure that it does not eat up the jobs of the people indiscriminately.

 

CPI floor leader P Sandosh Kumar's 'The National Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Authority Bill, 2024' and Trinamool Congress MP Mausam Noor's 'The Workforce Rights (Artificial Intelligence) Bill, 2023', and 'The Deep Fake Prevention and Criminalization Bill, 2023', are listed for the introduction in Rajya Sabha on Friday afternoon.

 

Noor's bill on Rights of Workforce states that employers must obtain "explicit and informed consent" from employees before implementing AI technologies that directly impact their rights or work.

 

The bill says that the government should take measures to bring transparency in the use of AI within the workspace. Employees must also have the option to refuse tasks solely based on AI-generated processes if for them it violates their rights or ethical standards, it says.


According to the bill, the government must design an "equality impact assessment," ensuring fairness, non-discrimination, and compliance with established regulations. Employees should be provided with proper training to adapt to AI technology.