Government weighing local storage of AI models to mitigate risk associated with them

The government is weighing local storage of AI models to mitigate any risk associated with them and prevent flow of data outside the country, a senior government official said on Monday.

While speaking on the sidelines of Digital Threat Report 2024 for the BFSI sector by SISA and Cert-In, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan also shared with reporters that the rules of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act may be in place within 6-8 weeks that will play key role in prevention of personal data leaks.

When asked about government…