India tells TV channels to keep AI in 'assistive capacity'

India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting advised private satellite TV channels to use AI only in an "assistive capacity", naming "virtual news presentations" as a use requiring caution. The advisory does not clarify whether it covers AI news anchors used by Aaj Tak, News18 and Doordarshan.

• Advisory signed October 21 cites the Programme Code
• AI anchors are used by Aaj Tak, News18, Odisha TV and Doordarshan
• An AI anchor costs Rs 7,000–8,000 a month vs Rs 70,000–80,000 for a human
• The advisory does not require labelling AI-generated content