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I sit down with Dr. Preeti Banzal, Adviser and Scientist G in the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. With over 30 years of leadership across telecom policy, disaster communication, AI ethics, and quantum technology, Dr. Banzal has been a driving force behind India’s tech-policy and innovation ecosystem.
In this conversation, she offers a rare, insider’s perspective on how India is navigating the complex ethical terrain of artificial intelligence while building one of the most inclusive and values-driven AI ecosystems in the world.
Highlights include:
Highlights :
- What ethical AI means in the Indian context and how to actually get it right
- How can policy frameworks tackle gender bias in AI systems?
- Why India could offer a “third way” in global AI governance balancing innovation, rights, and trust
- What ethical challenges will AI face in emerging economies over the next decade.
- How can we design AI ecosystems from day one to protect marginalized communities.
- What the next decade of AI in India could look like and the voices we must not leave behind.
- India’s emerging AI infrastructure and free national resources (like Bhashini & IndiaAI).
- Her message to a 15-year-old girl dreaming of a STEM career.
- How India is balancing AI growth with job preservation in rural and informal sectors.
Whether you're a policymaker, technologist, VC, founder, or a student exploring your path, this conversation is a must-listen. This is a must-listen conversation on tech, AI, equity, and the future of innovation in India.
🎙️ Brought to you by TechThrive, in collaboration with UNESCO - Women for Ethical AI Network South Asian Chapter.
UNESCO ethical AI recommendations - https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381137
(W4EAI) South Asian Chapter - https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-for-ethical-ai-w4eai-south-asian-chapter/posts/?feedView=all
India’s AI national free resources :
- India AI Portal –open data sets to free AI courses.
- Bhashini / Anuvadini – NLP tools to bring AI to every Indian language.
- Futuriskills Prime – Free upskilling programs under the National AI Mission.
- AI Kosh – Open-source repositories for developers and startups.
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