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Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Plea Flagging 'High-Risk' AI In Public Welfare
24htopnews | August 14, 2026 3:08 PM CST

The Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider suggestions seeking safeguards for the government’s use of high-risk AI systems in welfare, policing, surveillance and content regulation. The plea sought transparency, algorithmic impact assessments, bias audits, human oversight and data protection measures.

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to consider suggestions made in a petition seeking binding guidelines on ethics, transparency and safeguards for the government's use of "high-risk" Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in welfare, policing, surveillance and content regulation.

A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was hearing a petition filed by advocate Narendra Kumar Goswami. The plea raised concerns over the absence of a comprehensive statutory framework governing the use of AI by government authorities, particularly in areas that can affect people's access to food, health benefits, wages, pensions, scholarships and welfare subsidies, PTI reports.

Court says AI issue falls in policy domain

"Tell us what can we do," the Bench told the petitioner at the outset.


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