Cannot outsource thinking, creativity to AI: Top science adviser

NEW DELHI: (Jan 31) The government's top science adviser has struck a cautious note on the use of artificial intelligence, saying humanity cannot outsource its creativity and thinking abilities to machines.

In an interview with PTI ahead of the AI Impact Summit, Ajay Kumar Sood, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, also favoured using existing laws to deal with the scourge of artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes, contending that strict legislation may "kill innovation".

"We have to watch out for it. I agree that if you are not watchful for the younger generation, it can have a negative impact," Sood said to a question on AI leading to a cognitive decline in humans.