India, Feb. 18 -- Ethics will be a key determinant of how effectively artificial intelligence (AI) is used in the health sector, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.

Citing the example of the Government's sovereign multilingual AI engine Bharat Gen, he said the present Government is ready to come forward even at the formative stages of a new phenomenon.

"Ethics will be a very important determinant of how optimally AI can be used in the health sector," the minister said. He was speaking at a session in the AI Impact Summit.

Singh said BharatGen is a government-owned sovereign model, but there are other private sector players also who are working on these mod...