India has taken a bold step with the Artificial Intelligence (Ethics and Accountability) Bill, 2025—a private member bill introduced in the Lok Sabha by Smt. Bharti Pardhi. While still at the proposal stage, the Bill is significant because it attempts to operationalize AI ethics, transparency, and accountability in a manner that complements existing frameworks like the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act & Rules and the emerging ISO 42001/2 standards for AI management systems. 🔍 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨: The DPDP Act already mandates lawful, transparent, and purpose-limited data use. The AI Bill extends this by requiring developers to disclose training data sources, methodologies, and decision rationales—closing the gap between data protection and algorithmic accountability. ISO 42001/2 provides a governance framework for AI risk management. The Bill’s emphasis on audits, bias mitigation, and annual reporting aligns neatly with ISO’s structured approach to compliance and continuous improvement. 🏢 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨:  This is not just about compliance—it’s about rethinking accountability across the AI value chain: AI Service Creators (developers): Must embed transparency, bias audits, and explainability into design. Compliance records will become boardroom artifacts. AI Service Providers (deployers): Need to ensure lawful surveillance, ethical reviews for critical decision-making (credit, employment, law enforcement), and readiness for penalties up to ₹5 crore. AI Service Consumers (users & enterprises): Must demand clarity on AI’s limitations, ensure grievance redressal mechanisms, and align procurement with ethical standards. ⚖️ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚:  This 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡, alongside 𝘿𝙋𝘿𝙋 and 𝙄𝙎𝙊 𝟒𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟏/𝟐, 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺-𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. Businesses that anticipate this regulatory convergence will not only stay compliant but also build trust capital—a differentiator in the age of AI. The question is no longer “𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮 𝘼𝙄?” 𝙗𝙪𝙩 “𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘼𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮?” #ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTransformation #AIethics #DPDPAct #ISO42001 #CIOLeadership #BoardroomAgenda