Karnataka govt cautious on use of AI in governance: Priyank Kharge

The Karnataka government is being very cautious about using artificial intelligence (AI) in governance as it first needs to understand how this technology can be used responsibly, said Priyank Kharge, Minister for Home, IT, BT & E-Governance, Government of Karnataka. During a fireside chat with Shradha Sharma, Founder & CEO, YourStory and The Bharat Project, at Techsparks 2026, Kharge remarked that the state government's cautiousness stems from the fact it owns an enormous amount of data across