Regulatory Sovereignty in India: Indigenizing CompetitionTechnology Approaches, ISAIL-TR-001
purposes for which data may be used, and, most importantly, whether data may be sold or transferred. The IT Act's liability cap is likewise incompatible with the AI era. Section 79 of the IT Act reflects the notion, adopted from US law, that information technology service providers must be regulated similarly to telephone companies or the postal service. They are only content carriers and cannot be held responsible for the material they transport. As a result, except in very restricted situations, Section 79 exempts intermediaries such as ISPs from liability for any thirdparty information, data, or communication connection made available or hosted by them. However, treating ISPs as wireless carriers is hopelessly unsuitable for emerging app-based technologies, as illustrated by Uber's assertion that it is only an aggregator and so cannot be held responsible for what transpires during the cab trip. India has established itself as a global technological powerhouse, with Bengaluru competing with Silicon Valley. It is past time for law and adjudicative equipment to enter the AI era as well. Significant advancements are being achieved in a variety of disciplines, including information and communication technologies (ICT); artificial intelligence (AI), especially in the areas of learning algorithms and robotics; nanotechnology; space technology; biotechnology; and quantum computing, to mention a few. These discoveries are anticipated to be extremely disruptive and result in significant transformations in the way civilizations operate. Disruptive innovation theory has some interesting contradictions. The original idea has acquired broad acceptance among practitioners, and the word disruption has been ingrained in the common corporate vocabulary. A related problem is the widespread usage of disruptive innovation/disruption as a synonym for any new danger (or significant continuing change) and the underutilization of disruptive innovation as a theoretical term.
India’s Technology Diplomacy and Polyvocality in Policy Adaptations India’s lack of a policy on disruptive technology has rendered it victim to conflicting rules that have come into play through
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