Regulating technology

The Young Innovators Summit in New Delhi last week featured many demonstrations of technology. Noteworthy exhibits included a smart anti-pollution mask, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven speech-therapy apps, an app that matches organ donors with recipients, and a learning solution based on the adaptation of the videogame, Minecraft. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella made some thought-provoking remarks on regulation in an interview. Drawing analogies with air travel and the food industry, he said regulation was needed to manage technology missions critical to our lives and society, and that it is necessary to protect fundamental rights like privacy. But he went on