India, Nov. 6 -- The IT ministry (MeitY) yesterday released IndiaAI Governance Guidelines to ensure safe, inclusive and responsible AI adoption across sectors.

The guidelines propose a governance framework to foster innovation, "safely" develop and deploy AI offerings and mitigate risks posed by the emerging technology. The new norms underline seven guiding principles, called Sutras, for ethical development of AI tools.

"Our focus remains on using existing legislation wherever possible. At the heart of it all is human centricity, ensuring AI serves humanity and benefits people's lives while addressing potential harms," said MeitY secretary S Krishnan.

Here are the seven Sutras underlined in the new guidelines:

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