Definitions in India
India does not have a specific or standardised AI definition.
The IT Rules define ‘synthetically generated information’ to mean ‘audio, visual or audio-visual information which is artificially or algorithmically created, generated, modified or altered using a computer resource, in a manner that such information appears to be real, authentic or true and depicts or portrays any individual or event in a manner that is, or is likely to be perceived as indistinguishable from a natural person or real-world event’. This definition provides some exceptions for SGI such as routine editing, formatting, enhancing quality and accessibility of the audio-visual content, etc., if the work is created in good faith and does not misrepresent or alter the underlying work.
Although the definition does not mention AI, it is intended to cover AI-generated content.
Further, certain sector-specific materials such as the RBI FREE-AI Committee Report and the India AI Governance Guidelines use the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s definition of AI: ‘An AI system is a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments. Different AI systems vary in their levels of autonomy and adaptiveness after deployment.’
