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AI policies may change every few months: CSIR-NIScPR director
Some very smart computer programs, called artificial intelligence or AI, can help people do their work.
They can help scientists look at lots of data or find books and papers to read.
But these programs are getting better and better very fast.
A scientist who leads a research center in India said rules for using AI may need to change every few months.
In the past, rules could stay the same for many years.
Now, leaders must keep making new rules to keep up with new AI abilities.
She said the important thing is not whether people use AI, but how they use it the right way.
When people use AI in their work, she said they should tell others which tool they used.
She also said AI can help catch people who copy other people's work, but cheaters find new tricks too.
That is why students, researchers, and editors should all learn to use AI honestly.
CSIR-NIScPR Director Geetha Vani Rayasam said AI policies for research and publishing may need revision every few months as capabilities evolve.
She spoke at PubliCon 2026 on 'Copyright, Research Integrity and Publishing in the AI Era', organised by FICCI in New Delhi.
Rayasam said responsible AI use requires disclosure, including identifying the tool used and where it was employed.
She described AI-based plagiarism detection as a 'cat and mouse game' because new methods to evade detection keep emerging.
She called for ethics training and awareness to counter research misconduct linked to the 'publish or perish' culture.
- Who
- Geetha Vani Rayasam, Director of the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR)
- What
- Called for AI policies in research and publishing to be revised every few months to keep pace with rapidly evolving AI capabilities, with transparency and human accountability
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- When
- Monday, August 10, at PubliCon 2026
- Why
- Because new AI models and capabilities emerge constantly, making static long-term policies outdated and requiring dynamic policymaking to preserve research integrity
Key facts
- Speaker
- Geetha Vani Rayasam
- Designation
- Director, CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR)
- Event
- PubliCon 2026
- Event Theme
- Copyright, Research Integrity and Publishing in the AI Era
- Organiser
- FICCI
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Date
- August 10, 2026
- Key Message
- AI policies may need to change every few months as technology evolves
Quotes
Geetha Vani Rayasam
Director of CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research
“Every day you hear about a new model coming up or a new capability. So I think we also have to evolve constantly to keep up with these changes. Our policies have to evolve.”
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“The question is whether to use AI or not is not the question, but how do we use it responsibly is the question.”
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