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AI policies across universities

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:35:09 +0800

I researched the AI policies across 25 universities.

In the last 6 months, I conducted sessions at three of these Universities: IIT Madras, Singapore University of Technology and Design, and Ashoka University.

Interestingly, these are the three lowest ranked universities in my analysis of AI policies.

This is where I’m glad that correlation does not imply causation.

AI can be held to account

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:00:27 +0000

“Humans can be held to account. Not AI.”

I hear this often. But it’s not true.

Corporations are non-human, but they can enter into contracts and face criminal charges.
Ships can be sued directly. Courts can arrest the vessel itself.
Deities and temples in India can own property.
Forests and rivers in New Zealand, Colombia, Spain, have been granted legal personhood.
Medieval Europe has held animal trials (e.g. for “guilty” pigs).

If we need to, AI can be held to account.

Whether we should is a different question. The question is how, and does it incentivize/deter the right behavior, or stifle innovation and help evade responsibility.

But the next time someone claims AI can’t be held to account, I’ll ask them, “Why not? Companies, ships, forests, and pigs can.”

Comments

Global Corruption

Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:00:00 +0000

The Global Corruption report.

eGovernance channel

Fri, 05 Jan 2001 12:00:00 +0000

CIOL’s e-governance channel