Experts in the US in the domains of robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and data protection praised India’s advancements generally and Telangana state specifically, stating that Hyderabad has replaced Bengaluru as India’s new technological center. They claimed that in the global competition for AI, India and China would be discussed in the same sentence.
The majority of US tech companies are run by Indians, who have made significant contributions to the country’s technological advancement, according to Ann LaFrance, vice-president of the International Institute of Communications and an expert in the fields of cross-border data protection, e-privacy, and cyber security issues, who was speaking with international journalists in Boston, USA.
The Foreign Press Center and Meridian International Center of the US Department of State arranged the media engagement sessions as a component of the international reporting tour (IRT) on “Innovations in Tech Policy and Navigating Artificial Intelligence,” which took place in Boston, Detroit, and Washington, DC, from September 6 to September 16.
With major corporations like US-based Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft among others, Hyderabad has emerged as one of India’s technological hubs. LaFrance remarked, “It’s great that India now has two tech hubs, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.” More investments in AI, robotics, and machine learning are anticipated in Hyderabad due to the city’s expanding infrastructure and rich talent pool.
“While some countries already brought such Acts, some other countries are in the process of bringing such Acts,” LaFrance added in reference to the recent data privacy laws introduced by the Indian government last month.
She cited the following as examples of developing legal frameworks to control AI and manage data flow: the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016); the Draft EU AI Act and AI Liability Act 2021 (Bill pending); the Biden Administration Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights 2022; the NIST AI Risk Management Framework 2023; and the comprehensive privacy laws (2019–23) of California and Colorado.
