India, Feb. 28 -- In a stimulating conversation at the NXT Conclave 2025, organized by Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on February 28, Smriti Irani, former Union Minister, discussed with Rishabh Gulati, Editor-in-Chief of NewsX. Discussing the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in gender equity, Irani insisted that technology is not devoid of bias and AI-based systems tend to sharpen existing social inequalities.

In her address, Smriti Irani highlighted the myth that technology is neutral. She stated, "I think one of the greatest fallacies that have been sold is that technology is agnostic to bias. As AI grows, one recognizes, realizes, and many people monetize the fact that technology has created certain schisms, certain gaps which have ...