Ex machina

The need for well-designed principles-based regulation is particularly acute in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).

India’s privacy law starves businesses of data in an age of data abundance

4 min read . 04:00 pm IST

The digital trails we leave behind have given law enforcement new ways to investigate crimes.

Go ahead, police online spaces—but not at the cost of democratic principles

4 min read . 02 Dec 2025

Every technological transformation creates ripples of opportunity downstream that offer new avenues for entrepreneurship.

Don’t reinvent the AI wheel: How we use existing models will spell success

4 min read . 25 Nov 2025

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is designed to do one thing and one thing only: regulate the processing of digital personal data. (Pixabay)

Is your company ready for new digital privacy rules? Here’s a 3-step checklist

4 min read . 18 Nov 2025

Contained within India’s new AI guidelines are several novel approaches to regulating AI. (istockphoto)

Here's how India’s guidelines on AI governance will aid innovation

4 min read . 11 Nov 2025

Unlike humans, AI systems can only interact with their surroundings using their chat and voice interfaces. (istockphoto)

Are we at risk of becoming tools in the hands of artificial intelligence?

4 min read . 04 Nov 2025

Among the many concerns raised about open-weight models, foremost is the risk of malicious fine-tuning. (AI-generated image)

Act now to keep the most advanced AI models within India’s reach

4 min read . 28 Oct 2025

Deep fake videos are being used to defame the famous and mislead the innocent. (istockphoto)

Deepfake battle: Why pointing out fake content is pointless in the age of AI

4 min read . 22 Oct 2025

Today’s bipolar order is a contest between China’s engineering state and America’s lawyerly state. (istockphoto)

India is run by neither lawyers nor engineers—and that’s how it should be

4 min read . 14 Oct 2025

Those who can build fast, accept losses and adjust tactics between sorties have an advantage over those who cannot. (AFP)

Drone warfare is the future: India must adapt its defences at warp speed

4 min read . 07 Oct 2025

AI is the world’s latest technological transformation and its effects are already evident. (Pexels)

AI knows everything. But does it know what to ask?

4 min read . 30 Sept 2025

Neural monitoring has already moved out of the realm of science fiction into everyday workspaces.

AI is ready to read our minds. Will the law help us keep our thoughts private?

4 min read . 23 Sept 2025

The digital applications we have come to depend on for everything we do observe our every action and draw conclusions from them that are later used to influence our actions.

Rahul Matthan: How we lost control to the algorithms, and how to get it back

4 min read . 16 Sept 2025

India should be able to re-create the positive energy that enabled the IT boom around AI too.

Rahul Matthan: Apply the IT playbook to help AI businesses take off

4 min read . 09 Sept 2025

Our government should put in place appropriate regulations and trust that people will do what they must to take care of themselves. (Pixabay)

Online gaming ban: The state should quit playing nanny

4 min read . 26 Aug 2025

The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a Committee on the Framework for the Responsible and Ethical Enablement of AI (Free-AI) (REUTERS)

Free-AI: How well India adopts AI will shape its future

4 min read . 19 Aug 2025

Without a human at the wheel, cars will no longer need to be built like rolling fortresses.

Rahul Matthan: Can driverless cars tame Indian traffic?

4 min read . 12 Aug 2025

The digital public infrastructure revolution that Aadhaar launched dramatically improved financial inclusion in India.

Aadhaar: Digital foresight gave India its identity leadership

4 min read . 05 Aug 2025

In India, the most widely used additional form of authentication is the one-time password (OTP). (istockphoto)

Newly proposed OTP rules: A case of regulatory overreach in telecom?

4 min read . 29 Jul 2025

With Generative AI challenging traditional notions of intellectual property, it is well worth asking what truly motivates writers. (AP)

Rahul Matthan: Writers should stop worrying and learn to love GenAI

4 min read . 22 Jul 2025