AI policy

AI trails traditional method in poverty targeting

An artificial intelligence model, built using mobile phone data, matched only 32 percent of genuinely poor households in a large-scale trial in Bangladesh, compared with 52 percent for a traditional door-to-door survey method.
13 August 2026

US and China to discuss AI policy in upcoming talks: report

The United States and China plan to hold talks on artificial intelligence in September, according to a report by Reuters that cited people familar with the matter.
22 July 2026

Govt plans national AI policy to boost efficiency, transparency: PM's adviser

The government is planning to prepare a national artificial intelligence (AI) policy aimed at making public services faster, more transparent and accountable while improving efficiency across government operations, an adviser to the prime minister said today
15 July 2026