# SC refuses to regulate government AI use, calls it policy matter 2026-08-13T17:01:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea seeking judicial guidelines to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence by central and state governments, livelaw.in reports. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said AI regulation is a highly technical policy domain beyond the court's purview and asked the Centre to consider a representation by petitioner NK Goswami, who sought safeguards for high-risk AI systems in welfare, policing, surveillance and content moderation. The court noted the judiciary's own AI use is already regulated, and disposed of the petition without expressing opinion on merits. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: AI governance, Artificial intelligence, fundamental rights, government regulation, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-refuses-to-regulate-government-ai-use-calls-it-policy-matter/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-refuses-to-regulate-government-ai-use-calls-it-policy-matter/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.