**Executive Summary**
Deputy Chairman Shri Harivansh addressed the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth in New Delhi, emphasizing the need for accountable, contextual, and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legislatures. He stated that institutional knowledge of humans is central to developing AI for parliaments. The two-day conference, hosted by India, was inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Core Principles of AI in Parliament:**
* AI entering legislatures must be accountable, contextual, and trustworthy.
* Institutional knowledge of humans is essential for developing accountable AI.
* AI must be rooted in truth, bound by ethics, guided by human judgment, and accountable to democratic values.
* **Hybrid Approach to AI Development:**
* AI should be developed using a hybrid approach, integrating skills and knowledge.
* Human oversight and intervention must be integral to the AI system.
* Parliament must balance innovation with restraint.
* **Practical Applications of AI:**
* AI is being used for translation of business documents, analysis of Parliamentary debates, and framing of questions across 22 languages.
* A Parliamentary Language Dictionary of approximately 48,000 terms has been integrated into a custom AI model for parliamentary use.
* Human translators remain in control, with AI serving as an assistive tool.
* **Conference Details:**
* The conference is being hosted by India for the fourth time (previous conferences in 1971, 1986, and 2010).
**Impact Analysis**
**Parliamentary Staff/Internal Users**
* **Impact:** Increased acceptability and accuracy in translation and analysis tasks due to AI integration.
* **Action Required:** Adapt to using AI as an assistive tool while maintaining control over translations and analyses.
**Commonwealth Nations**
* **Impact:** Opportunity for greater parliamentary cooperation in the application of AI.
* **Action Required:** Explore and share experiences regarding the application of AI within their respective parliaments.
Key Entities Referenced
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India, the focus of applying AI in legislatures.
Artificial Intelligence: The technology being discussed for adoption in Parliaments.
Shri Harivansh: Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, whose statements frame the discussion of AI in Parliaments.
Parliament: The legislative body where AI adoption is being considered, specifically the Indian Parliament.
New Delhi: Location of the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, where AI adoption in Parliament was discussed.
Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Institutional knowledge of humans central to
developing accountable AI for Parliaments:
Deputy Chairman Shri Harivansh;
Innovation without restraint carries risk, while restraint
without innovation can lead to stagnation, says Shri
Harivansh;
Artificial Intelligence in Parliament must be rooted in truth,
bound by ethics, guided by human judgment, and
accountable to democratic values,urges Deputy Chairman
प्रव तथ: 15 JAN 2026 5:57PM by PIB Delhi
Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Harivansh highlighted the importance of institutional memory of humans
in shaping application of Artificial Intelligence in legislatures. Harivansh emphasised that if AI is to enter
legislatures, it must become accountable, contextual, and trustworthy. He made these remarks at the
workshop on the adoption of AI in Parliament at the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers
of the Commonwealth in New Delhi. During his addresses he also listed the various digital and AI tools
being developed for efficient functioning within the Indian Parliament.
Contextualising the need for hybrid approach to developing AI he added, “When a human enters a new
organisation, they bring with them two essential attributes: skill and knowledge. Skills can be acquired,
transferred, or outsourced. Knowledge, however, is contextual and deeply embedded within the institution.
Parliamentary knowledge is unique. It is built over decades through debates, rulings, conventions, and
constitutional practices. The same principle applies equally to Artificial Intelligence.” He further added
that Institutional knowledge of humans is central to developing accountable AI for Parliaments.
“Human oversight and the ability to intervene must be integral to the system. Innovation without restraint
carries risk, while restraint without innovation can lead to stagnation.” Therefore, Parliament must
maintain a careful and deliberate balance between the two, he added
Elaborating on the practical use cases of AI already underway in Parliament, Harivansh cited the use of
models to carry out translation of business documents, analysis of Parliamentary debates and framing of
questions across 22 languages. “We have developed a Parliamentary Language Dictionary consisting of
approximately 48 thousand terms, which has been integrated into a custom AI model designed exclusively
for parliamentary use. This has significantly increased acceptability among internal users and improved its
accuracy. Human translators remain firmly in control, with AI serving as an assistive tool.” However, he
stated that in the legislative context “artificial Intelligence in Parliament must be rooted in truth, bound by
ethics, guided by human judgment, and accountable to democratic values”.In his concluding remarks, he also called for greater Parliamentary cooperation on application of AI
among Commonwealth nations.
The two-day conference is being hosted by India for the fourth time with the previous ones hosted in
1971, 1986 and 2010. The conference was inaugurated earlier in presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister
Narendra Modi at the Central Hall of Parliament (Samvidhan Sadan).****
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