India: Artificial Intelligence (Ethics and Accountability) Bill, including performance monitoring requirement was introduced to House of People

On 5 December 2025, the Artificial Intelligence (Ethics and Accountability) Bill, including a performance monitoring requirement, was introduced to the House of People of the Parliament of India. The Bill aims to establish a nationwide ethics and accountability framework for the use of AI in decision-making, surveillance, and algorithmic systems. The Bill defines AI as systems performing human-like tasks, including decision-making, language processing, and visual perception, and recognises algorithmic bias as systematic errors causing unfair outcomes. The Bill applies to developers, deployers, users of AI technologies, and other stakeholders operating across India. The Bill requires developers to conduct regular audits to identify and mitigate biases in AI systems. The Bill also requires developers to ensure that AI systems exhibiting pertinent bias are withdrawn until corrective measures are implemented.