Afnan Ullah Khan, a senator from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has introduced a measure in the Senate that aims to control the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the nation in order to reduce the “various risks” connected with the technology. Violators would face fines of billions of rupees.
The ‘Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Act 2024’ was introduced as a private member bill by a senator from the ruling party, and it was first tabled in the Senate on August 9, according to a report published in The News.
The Senate’s standing committee on information technology was tasked with reviewing the document further on September 9.
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Senator Khan emphasized the “dire need to monitor, regulate, superintend, and supervise” the sharing of information in his statement of objectives.