New Delhi, July 3 -- The Centre may begin work on a dedicated legal framework for artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology continues to evolve, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S Krishnan, said on Friday, indicating that the government believes the time may be right to consider separate legislation to regulate AI.

Responding to a question from a reporter on AI regulations at the sidelines of a CII conference, Krishnan said discussions on a dedicated legal framework had commenced after the government had so far relied on existing legal provisions to address emerging challenges.

"My minister and I, both of us, have been on record earlier that we will look at AI regulation when the time is right ...