The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a petition filed under Article 32 seeking directions to regulate the misuse of Artificial Intelligence, taking note of the fact the Government of India has already published draft rules on AI regulation for public consultation.

Noting that the Government is already engaging with the issue, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi disposed of the petition.

As soon as the matter was taken, Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar, for Meta Platforms, told the bench that the petition has become infructuous as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in October, published a draft of the proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics

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