India, April 23 -- The Centre is doubling down on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation as rapid advances in the technology raise fresh concerns around cybersecurity, deepfakes, and risks to critical sectors.

According to a Mint report, a six-member Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC), constituted on April 13, is preparing fresh guidelines that could move India away from its current "light-touch" AI governance framework.

Alongside this, a 10-member inter-ministerial AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), which was also notified on the same day, will serve as India's central institutional mechanism for AI governance policy development and coordination.

The constitution of the AIGEG gives formal effect to institutional rec...