TRAI Highlights AI's Role and Advocates Risk-Based Regulation in India's Telecom Sector

Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), highlighted Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a foundational capability driving the next phase of India's telecom evolution. Speaking at a pre-summit event for the India AI Impact Summit 2026, he emphasized AI's role in network automation, spam detection, and fraud prevention. TRAI advocates a risk-based AI governance framework, applying stricter oversight to high-risk use cases while allowing self-regulation for low-risk applications. The event also stressed transparency, accountability, and ethical AI deployment, with stakeholders discussing innovation ecosystems and regulatory sandboxes to balance technological advancement and consumer protection.