AI Becomes Core to Governance and Growth, Says Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond experiments and pilot projects to become a foundational layer of governance, economic growth and national capability, Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar said at the Responsible Intelligence Confluence (RICON) 2026. He stressed that AI systems are already being deployed in real markets, real countries and real democracies, operating at a scale far beyond what human judgment alone can manage. As a result, responsibility and trust are no longer future concerns but immediate necessities.
Nambiar warned that without strong governance, AI does not just scale efficiency but also amplifies risks. Issues such as invisible bias, unexplainable decisions, systemic errors and unclear accountability can emerge rapidly, especially as automated systems make life-altering decisions. He highlighted the growing threat of AI-driven misinformation and deepfakes in India, noting that they blur the line between reality and fabrication while offering little transparency or recourse when things go wrong.
He said the global AI debate has shifted away from model size and innovation races toward trust, accountability and readiness. Trust, Nambiar emphasized, has become the “currency of adoption” and must be engineered into AI systems by design. Rejecting claims that responsible AI slows innovation, he argued that regulation can actually enable better and more sustainable progress, positioning India to lead globally by building trusted and responsible AI at scale.
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