As artificial intelligence technologies evolve rapidly, ensuring their safe, transparent, and trustworthy use has become a national priority. India is committed to building agile and robust mechanisms for developing indigenous governance tools, frameworks, and guidelines tailored to the country’s socio-technical context.
In line with this vision, IndiaAI launched the second round of Expression of Interest (EOI) under the ‘Safe & Trusted AI’ pillar on December 10, 2024. The initiative invited proposals across a range of critical themes, receiving more than 400 submissions from academic institutions, start-ups, research organisations, and civil society groups.
A multi-stakeholder committee provided technical expertise to evaluate the proposals, resulting in the selection of five projects focused on translating “Safe & Trusted AI” into practical solutions. The projects address deepfake detection, bias mitigation, and robust evaluation of generative AI systems.
Selected Projects:
- Deepfake Detection:
- Saakshya: Multi-Agent, RAG-Enhanced Framework for Deepfake Detection and Governance – IIT Jodhpur & IIT Madras
- AI Vishleshak: Improving Audio-Visual Deepfake Detection and Handwritten Signature Forgery Detection with Adversarial Robustness, Explainability & Domain Generalization – IIT Mandi & Directorate of Forensic Services, Himachal Pradesh
- Real-Time Voice Deepfake Detection System – IIT Kharagpur
2. Bias Mitigation:
- Evaluating Gender Bias in Agriculture LLMs-Creating Digital Public Goods for Benchmarking and Fair Data Work – Digital Futures Lab & Karya
3. Penetration Testing & Evaluation:
- Anvil: Penetration Testing & Evaluation Tool for LLM and Generative AI – Globals ITES Pvt Ltd & IIIT Dharwad
These projects demonstrate IndiaAI’s commitment to ensuring that AI systems deployed in India are secure, reliable, and inclusive. They will advance real-time deepfake detection, strengthen forensic analysis, mitigate biases in AI models, and develop robust tools for evaluating generative AI.
By bringing together leading academic institutions, industry partners, and civil society, the IndiaAI Mission continues to promote ethical innovation and foster a resilient AI ecosystem that meets the diverse needs of the nation.
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