[This post is authored by Shikhar Aggarwal, a third year student at National Law University, Delhi.] This article covers the need for, and rationale behind, the concept of principled Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). It explores the broad contours of the ethical principle of AI responsibility and accountability, analysing how it may be adopted in India. While…
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Investigating The Growing Use, Regulation and Challenges to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Public Healthcare in India
[Ed Note: The following post is part of the TLF Editorial Board Test 2020-21. It has been authored by Yashashwini Santuka, a second year student of NALSAR University of Law.] Advanced systems of healthcare are imperative to the growth of countries, their economies and the well-being of its people. However, developing countries like India are…
Open Banking in India & the Need for Setting Uniform Standards in Usage of APIs
[This post has been authored by Vaibhav Parikh, Legal Counsel at ICICI Bank. Views are personal] The value of online/ mobile banking rose from INR 69.47 billion in 2016-17 to INR 21,317 billion in 2019-20. Providing data access to third-party firms by banks and other financial institutions has proved to be one of the important…
Over-The-Top Services: A Regulatory Quandary (Part I)
[This is the first part of a two-part post authored by Abhilash Roy and Hrishikesh Bhise, fourth-year students at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal. Click here for Part II ] The purposes and functions of the internet, as we know it today, have grown manifolds since its inception over thirty years ago. Its importance…
Are Safe Harbour Provisions anchored in deep waters?
[This post has been authored by Raashi Vaishya, a fourth year student at the NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai.] The sentiment of intermediary liability in India can be felt from the dialogue that transpired between Cleopatra and the messenger who informed her about Antony’s marriage. When Cleopatra threatened to treat the messenger’s…
Online Dispute Resolution and the Role of Artificial Intelligence: A General Perspective
[This post has been authored by Samarth Srivastava, a 3rd year student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences.] In the 21st Century, almost all routine, manual jobs like manufacturing and driving may become automated. Simultaneously, the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to grow, and these changes will be felt in…
The Conundrum of Compelled Decryption Vis-À-Vis Self-Incrimination
[This post has been authored by Shivang Tandon, a fourth year student at Faculty of Law, Banaras Hindu University.] The ‘self-incrimination’ doctrine is an indispensable part of the criminal law jurisprudence of a civilized nation. Article 20(3) of the Indian Constitution and the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States provide protection against…
Delhi HC’s order in Swami Ramdev v. Facebook: A hasty attempt to win the ‘Hare and Tortoise’ Race
This post has been authored by Aryan Babele, a final year student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab and a Research Assistant at Medianama. On 23rd October 2019, the Delhi HC delivered a judgment authorizing Indian courts to issue “global take down” orders to Internet intermediary platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter…
Chance or Skill: Fantasy Sports Leagues and Gambling
This piece has been authored by Karthik Subramaniam, a second year student at NALSAR University of Law. It discusses the debate surrounding Fantasy Gaming Leagues and gambling. Spectator sports have been popular since time immemorial. fantasy sports leagues across the world have gained huge fan bases and manage to rake in massive revenues. The National…
Artificial Intelligence is a Road Map to Transmogrification of Legal Industry
This piece, taking an optimistic view of the use of AI in the legal industry, has been authored by Priyal Agrawal and Laxmi Rathore. They are currently in their 3rd year at the Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS, Mumbai. “In the long term, artificial intelligence and automation are going to be taking over…