Karnataka moves to responsible AI and i governance as chatbot and image checks enter public services

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Karnataka is drafting a responsible AI framework to power “i-governance,” shifting from simple digitisation to data-driven, faster public service delivery. Minister Priyank Kharge says the state is testing AI in grievance chatbots, image manipulation checks for crop loss, and even livestock nose-print recognition. The plan also weighs privacy, sensitive sectors, sustainability of data centres, and building a full deeptech and supply-chain ecosystem.