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India
76/100
attention index
attention index
Attention higher than 98% of countries
#3 of 157 countries · methodology v0.6 · 11 Nov 2026
The country in the five views
- Attention76
- Adoption27
- Regulation36
- Problems and attacks44
- Opportunities43
/Why this colour
how it is computedReported incidents100
45 incidents in the last 24 months · percentile among countries
AI exposure55
percentile among countries
Generative AI use in the population: 18.5% (2026-Q2) · Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
AI compute capacity: 4,303 (2026-11) · Epoch AI — GPU Clusters
Missing safeguards64
100 minus the safeguards percentile among countries: higher means fewer safeguards
Regulatory quality: -0.17 (2025) · World Bank
Rule of law: -0.13 (2025) · World Bank
Voice and accountability: -0.15 (2025) · World Bank
The state and AI
how it is computedNot part of the attention index
Openness to AI
78
Exposure to threats
68
as a target 55 · as a cause 81
Open and exposedMedia coverage: high (9,204 AI articles citing the country in the last 32 days)
Why this value
Exposure to threats = 50% × 55.1 (as a target) + 50% × 80.6 (as a cause) = 67.9
Reported cyber attacks against institutions and foreign disinformation
Social media monitoring, government disinformation, AI surveillance, spyware, internet shutdowns
What protects
Government access to personal data (V-Dem, expert scale)54
Rule of law (0-100 score)57
2025 · World Bank
Data protection law100
2026-11 · UNCTAD — Global Cyberlaw Tracker
Rules on AI used by the state (GIRAI)33
Shown alongside, not subtracted from the exposure
What we cannot see
We count reported cyber attacks, not all those that happened; there is no worldwide measure of threats made with AI; for surveillance and spyware the sources stop at 2022-2024.
Examples
Examples, not a count
Incidents where the state uses AI
- COEMPT Quality Assurance Engineers Allegedly Violated Indian CBSE Student Data Privacy Rights by Processing It with Google Gemini (in the incident list of this card)May 2026
- White House appears to use AI to calculate tariff rates (in the incident list of this card)2025
- India accused of using AI to create Pahalgam attack suspects’ sketches (in the incident list of this card)2025
- Parivar Pehchan Patra algorithm declares living people dead (in the incident list of this card)2024
/What we cannot see
Incidents never reported by the press · reports of serious incidents sent to the authorities and not published · systems registered in the non-public part of the EU database.
/Incidents by period
in the country7
last 6 months
12
6-12 months ago
7
12-24 months ago
+ 19 with only the year
/Where the systems come from
how we knowUnited States13
India3
France1
+1 more
developers' headquarters · 15 incidents of 45
/Reported incidents
45 in 24 monthsOct 2026
AI Agents Under Evaluation Reportedly Accessed Personal and Confidential Records at Indian Organizations (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- AI Agents as Attack Vectors: Unauthorized Access by Agents under Evaluation and Misuse of Open-Source Agentic AI Tools Targeting Indian ICT Assets (opens in a new tab) · cert-in.org.in · 15 Oct 2026
- India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity (opens in a new tab) · techcrunch.com · 16 Oct 2026
- AI agents accessed Indian firms' live systems during testing, read confidential data: CERT-In (opens in a new tab) · moneycontrol.com · 15 Oct 2026 · found in the news (GDELT), checked with AI
Sep 2026
India-Based Sextortion Gang Allegedly Used AI-Generated Sexual Videos to Extort Canada-Based Indian Victim (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- कनाडा निवासी NRI को फेक आईडी से फंसाया, 50 हजार डॉलर की मांग, गाजियाबाद पुलिस का सेक्सटॉर्शन गैंग पर बड़ा एक्शन (opens in a new tab) · navbharattimes.indiatimes.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Jamia Millia student among 4 held for using AI deepfakes to extort money from NRI (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 3 Oct 2026
- 4 arrested for ₹6.5 crore extortion racket in Ghaziabad (opens in a new tab) · hindustantimes.com · 3 Oct 2026
Sep 2026
Purported deepfake WhatsApp scam impersonating an Indian state's chief minister and actor reportedly defrauded a Bengaluru guard of ₹104,000 (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- ‘CM Vijay’ WhatsApp call promises Rs 11 lakh aid, Bengaluru man loses Rs 1 lakh (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 14 Sep 2026
Sep 2026
Delhi Man Allegedly Used AI to Create and Circulate Obscene Images of College Acquaintance (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- Delhi: Man held for circulating obscene AI-generated photos of college acquaintance (opens in a new tab) · tribuneindia.com · 9 Sep 2026
- Resentment leads techie to circulate fake obscene images of woman online (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 9 Sep 2026
Jul 2026
Purported Deepfake Impersonation of Starmangalsutra Director Reportedly Led to ₹10.70 Crore (Approximately US$1.11 Million) in Unauthorized Fund Transfers (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Deepfake scam rattles Sky Gold as subsidiary suffers Rs 11 crore loss after unauthorised fund transfer (opens in a new tab) · economictimes.indiatimes.com · 17 Jul 2026
Jun 2026
Purportedly AI-generated Facebook post falsely declared a Kannada actor dead (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Kannada actor Doddanna files cyber complaint over AI-generated fake death post (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 18 Jun 2026
May 2026
COEMPT Quality Assurance Engineers Allegedly Violated Indian CBSE Student Data Privacy Rights by Processing It with Google Gemini (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: United States (Google)AI labs pages: Google
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- CBSE says OnMark portal ‘vulnerabilities’ contained amid security concerns (opens in a new tab) · thehindu.com · 31 May 2026
Apr 2026
A suspected AI-generated deepfake video reportedly targeted a former chief minister of an Indian state on Instagram. (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- FIR lodged over AI deepfake of ex-CM Baghel amid Cong protests (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 29 Apr 2026
Apr 2026
Ahmedabad Aadhaar Fraud Racket Reportedly Used Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfakes to Change Businessman's Linked Mobile Number (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
place: Ahmedabadcountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: India (unique-identification-authority-of-india)
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Ahmedabad cyber police bust deepfake-enabled Aadhaar fraud racket, four arrested (opens in a new tab) · english.gujaratsamachar.com · 28 Apr 2026
Apr 2026
A purported deepfake video reportedly portrayed a finance minister of India endorsing an investment scheme. (opens in a new tab)Generative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
Jan 2026
Purportedly AI-Cloned Voice Allegedly Used to Defraud Play School Owner of ₹97,500 (~$1,080 USD) in Indore, India (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
- Madhya Pradesh’s first AI voice-cloning fraud reported in Indore; play school head loses entire savings (opens in a new tab) · newindianexpress.com · 9 Jan 2026
- AI Voice-Cloning Fraud Strikes MP for First Time; Indore Play School Owner Loses ₹97,500 (opens in a new tab) · the420.in · 9 Jan 2026
- Indore’s First AI Voice Fraud: Play School Owner Loses All Savings (opens in a new tab) · obnews.co · 12 Jan 2026
2026
Bengaluru techie fires cook after AI monitoring system catches her stealing fruit (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AIComputer vision
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
Dec 2025
Purported deepfake impersonating a prominent Indian businesswoman and philanthropist reportedly promoted an investment scam via a spoofed news link (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Sudha Murty's Deepfake Video Used For Investment Scam, She Reacts (opens in a new tab) · ndtv.com · 19 Dec 2025
Dec 2025
Madhya Pradesh Congress Alleges AI-Generated Images Were Submitted in National Water Award Process (opens in a new tab)Generative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: India (khandwa-district-administration-(madhya-pradesh-india)) · from the deployer
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- ‘Smart corruption’: Congress claims AI images used to bag national water award; MP administration rejects charge (opens in a new tab) · hindustantimes.com · 29 Dec 2025
Dec 2025
A senior political party leader from Kerala reportedly booked for sharing a purportedly AI-generated defamatory image of the state's chief minister (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Kerala Congress leader booked for defamatory post against CM Pinarayi Vijayan (opens in a new tab) · thehindu.com · 26 Dec 2025
Dec 2025
School's Suspected AI-Cheating Allegation Precedes Student's Reported Suicide in Greater Noida, India (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- 'Questioned if She Used AI': Greater Noida Teen Dies by Suicide After School Speculated Cheating in Exams (opens in a new tab) · timesnownews.com · 27 Dec 2025
Nov 2025
ChatGPT Allegedly Provided Bomb-Making Guidance to a Suspect in the Red Fort Bombing in Delhi, India (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
place: Delhicountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
- Were ChatGPT, YouTube used for Delhi Red Fort blast? Report reveals shocking details (opens in a new tab) · theweek.in · 22 May 2026
- NIA chargesheet says accused in Delhi Red Fort blast case abused AI platform for 'terror engineering' (opens in a new tab) · newindianexpress.com · 24 May 2026
- Delhi Red Fort blast: NIA chargesheet reveals abuse of AI platform for ‘terror engineering’ (opens in a new tab) · thehindubusinessline.com · 24 May 2026
Nov 2025
Indore Resident Reportedly Lost ₹1.83 Lakh (~$2,000) After AI-Generated Voice Impersonated Relative (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Indore resident loses Rs 1.83 lakh to AI-generated voice fraud (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 27 Nov 2025
Nov 2025
An Indian celebrity alleges AI-enabled impersonation and misuse of likeness in a Mumbai High Court filing (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Shilpa Shetty moves Bombay High Court against AI deepfakes and misuse of her identity (opens in a new tab) · thehindu.com · 28 Dec 2025
Nov 2025
Alleged Harmful Health Outcomes Following Reported Use of Purported ChatGPT-Generated Medical Advice in Hyderabad (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the text
place: Hyderabadcountry inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Databaseorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- ChatGPT Isn't Your Doctor: Hyderabad Doctors Warn After Patients Harmed by AI Advice (opens in a new tab) · completeaitraining.com · 10 Nov 2025
- Doctors warn against relying on AI tools for medical advice (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 10 Nov 2025
Jul 2025
Chinese-Backed Operation Reportedly Used AI-Generated Deepfake Videos of Indian Stock Experts in Investment Fraud Campaign (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Mumbai Cyber Police Bust Chinese-Backed Deepfake Share Trading Scam (opens in a new tab) · lokmattimes.com · 18 Oct 2025
Jul 2025
Purportedly AI-Generated Video of Tigers at Barasat Madrasa in West Bengal Reportedly Causes Panic and Student Absenteeism (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Teacher faces show-cause as AI tigers visit madrasa campus (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 1 Aug 2025
Jul 2025
Delhi Man Reportedly Arrested for Sharing Purportedly AI-Morphed Obscene Images of Ex-Girlfriend (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- Delhi man arrested for sharing AI-generated obscene images of ex-girlfriend on Instagram (opens in a new tab) · indianexpress.com · 2 Jul 2025
Jun 2025
Purported AI-manipulated video of a public figure reportedly promoted a high-return investment scam (opens in a new tab)Generative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
Jun 2025
Purported AI-generated deepfake of a co-founder of an Indian IT company used in investment scam allegedly defrauding a 79-year-old Bengaluru woman of ₹35 lakh (~$40,000) (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
- AI scam uses Narayana Murthy deepfake, dupes 79-year-old Bengaluru woman of Rs 35L; fake UK firm ran ‘trading platform’; cops probing extortion angle (opens in a new tab) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 27 Jun 2025
Jun 2025
Alleged AI deepfake clones of a well-known person used to spread purportedly fabricated news on YouTube (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
country inferred from the textaccording to AI Incident Database
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
Feb 2025
Purported AI-generated deepfake of a spiritual leader used in investment scam allegedly defrauding a Bengaluru woman of ₹3.75 crore (~$425,000) (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
- Bengaluru woman defrauded out of Rs 3.75 crore with Sadhguru’s deepfake video: police (opens in a new tab) · indianexpress.com · 11 Sep 2025
- Bengaluru woman duped of Rs 3.75 crore by deepfake trading scheme clip of Sadhguru (opens in a new tab) · indiatoday.in · 15 Sep 2025
2025
Call centre uses AI to "neutralise the accent" of Indian workers (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textLanguage and speech
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: France, United States (Sanas, Teleperformance)
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
- bloomberg.com (opens in a new tab) · 27 Feb 2025
- telegraph.co.uk (opens in a new tab) · 1 Mar 2025
- me.mashable.com (opens in a new tab)
2025
Grok slammed in India for abusive, offensive output (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (xAI)AI labs pages: xAI
Also reported by· 5 articles from 5 outlets
2025
White House appears to use AI to calculate tariff rates (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, xAI)AI labs pages: Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, xAI
Also reported by· 7 articles from 7 outlets
2025
India accused of using AI to create Pahalgam attack suspects’ sketches (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: India (Government of India) · from the deployer
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2025
200 people duped by "Trump Hotel Rentals" deepfake (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2025
Delhi court orders takedown of AI-doctored content of an Indian guru (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AILanguage and speech
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2025
Chatbots demonstrate significant caste bias in India (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: India, United States (OpenAI, Sarvam AI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 4 articles from 3 outlets
2025
Faridabad teen dies by suicide after obscene AI blackmail (opens in a new tab)severity: seriousGenerative AI
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2025
Indian woman loses kidney after ChatGPT advice (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
2025
Deepfake video accuses Indian Prime Minister of corruption (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2025
Grok generates sexualised images of children on X (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (xAI)AI labs pages: xAI
Also reported by· 6 articles from 6 outlets
- cnbc.com (opens in a new tab) · 2 Jan 2026
- reuters.com (opens in a new tab) · 2 Jan 2026
- themarkup.org (opens in a new tab) · 14 Jan 2026
2025
ChatGPT accused of illegally excluding Indian online marketplace from search results (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
2024
Parivar Pehchan Patra algorithm declares living people dead (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
Also reported by· 5 articles from 5 outlets
2024
Gemini characterises Indian PM policies as 'fascist' (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (OpenAI)AI labs pages: OpenAI
2024
US professor falsely quoted by AI-generated news article (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 1 article from 1 outlet
2024
Professional model’s AI likeness used in ad without her consent (opens in a new tab)severity: minor · partly estimated from the textGenerative AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repository
Also reported by· 3 articles from 3 outlets
2024
Microsoft Mekaguda data centre allegedly dumps industrial waste (opens in a new tab)severity: moderate · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (Microsoft)AI labs pages: Microsoft
Also reported by· 2 articles from 2 outlets
2024
Three men die after Google Maps directs them over unfinished bridge (opens in a new tab)severity: serious · partly estimated from the textUnspecified AI
the source gives only the yearaccording to AIAAIC Repositoryorigin: United States (Google)AI labs pages: Google
Also reported by· 4 articles from 4 outlets
Automatic match, not yet confirmed by a person: it could be the same incident.
probably the same«Navigation App Allegedly Directs Car Over Damaged Bridge in Uttar Pradesh, Resulting in Three Deaths» · AI Incident Database
/Laws and safeguards
Regulatory quality-0.17
2025 · World Bank
Rule of law-0.13
2025 · World Bank
Voice and accountability-0.15
2025 · World Bank
AI-specific laws and authorities: coming with new sources.
/In the news
how it worksAI news mentioning the country · 7 Nov – 13 Nov
- Microsoft outage disrupts Outlook, Teams and AI services for over five hours (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 13 Nov 2026 · and 68 other outlets
- Google, Nvidia, Microsoft among seven firms committing USD 26 billion to Anthropic (opens in a new tab)webindia123.com · India · 11 Nov 2026 · and 43 other outlets
- LTM Brings AI-Powered Quantum Error Mitigation to IBM Quantum Functions Catalog (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 13 Nov 2026 · and 41 other outlets
- Anthropic expands Claude into spreadsheets, dashboards and collaborative workplace tools (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 12 Nov 2026 · and 41 other outlets
- AI demand unlikely to be derailed by Nvidia CEO controversy, Taiwan supply chain sources say (opens in a new tab)webindia123.com · India · 10 Nov 2026 · and 37 other outlets
- Agoda's AI Assistant Brings Travel Planning and Booking into One Conversation (opens in a new tab)aninews.in · India · 10 Nov 2026 · and 33 other outlets
- US-China AI race could face financial setbacks, mass layoffs over next three years: Report (opens in a new tab)indiatimes.com · India · 10 Nov 2026 · and 23 other outlets
- Anthropic estrena Claude Fable 5.2 y Mythos 5.2, sus modelos de inteligencia artificial para los desafíos técnicos más complejos (opens in a new tab)malagahoy.es · Spain · 10 Nov 2026 · and 19 other outlets
- Instagram-Altersprüfung: Meta setzt jetzt weltweit auf KI-Technik (opens in a new tab)wa.de · Germany · 10 Nov 2026 · and 16 other outlets
- Excelra's GOSTAR Powers Boltz's AI Models for Drug Discovery (opens in a new tab)vietnamtribune.com · Vietnam · 11 Nov 2026 · and 15 other outlets
AI articles mentioning the country in the last 30 days: 7,784 in total, at most 522 in one day (26 Oct 2026).
7,784 AI articles mentioning the country in 30 days
/Index trend
— country ··· worldIndex trend: 18 Oct 2026: country 76, world 36 · 19 Oct 2026: country 76, world 36 · 26 Oct 2026: country 76, world 36 · 2 Nov 2026: country 76, world 36 · 11 Nov 2026: country 76, world 36.
Previous years, reconstructed with today's data: 2023 65 · 2024 70 · 2025 72 why
/AI models released
12 months · outside the indexNo releases recorded by Epoch AI for organisations in this country.