Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy and Constitutional Values in India: A Policy Alignment Review

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) sparked the global concerned for the scientific and technological expansion. Aligned with the spirit of this progress, the word “Scientific temperament” under Indian Constitution got a new scope in the field of interpretation of Constitutional values in our nation. India’s Constitutional commitment to its basic principles viz: equality, justice and freedom etc aerated numerous new challenges for us as a member of a welfare state. While AI promises efficiency and innovation, it also risks deepening existing ethical architype. The constitutional values enshrined in the Preamble—justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity—must serve as the ethical compass. guiding this transformation in the era of Artificial Intelligence. The Journey towards the formulation of digital principles for Digital India may be examined through the path of Directive Principles, Fundamental Duty and other Constitutional Safeguards. In India, AI is increasingly being deployed across sectors like healthcare, law enforcement, education, and governance etc. However, this rapid integration brings with it a host of legal challenges. Use of AI in public spaces without consent or oversight invites the risks of mass profiling and chilling effects on free expression. The researchers evaluate India's approach to artificial intelligence by analyzsing it against constitutional safeguards, exploring how constitutional values can guide AI governance without sacrificing ideals of democracy in India. It examines how data protection laws, accountability measures, and regulatory authorities can help to preserve civil liberties. The paper makes the case that embedding these constitutional values is necessary for public trust and policy legitimacy. Consequently, it promotes a rights-based approach to AI that prioritizes transparency, consent, and proportionality, while also navigating the conflicts between individual freedom and national security. The author will try to evaluate the AI persona paradox.Artificial Intelligence, Privacy rights, Surveillance, Data protection, Liberty, Constitutional safeguards, Constitutional morality, AI governance, Civil liberties, Algorithmic accountability, Democratic values, Persona Paradox.