Compliance vs innovation: strikinga balance in quest for data security

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Dheeraj Janbandhu, Senior Group Vice-President, IT, Digital Business, Indian Bank; Vijay Anand Chidambaram, AI Data Analytics Leader, Amazon, and V.S. Kanchana Bhaaskaran, Vice-Chancellor, VIT astatine  the acme  moderated by Srinivasalu Thayam, CTO, Aravind Eye Care System.

Dheeraj Janbandhu, Senior Group Vice-President, IT, Digital Business, Indian Bank; Vijay Anand Chidambaram, AI Data Analytics Leader, Amazon, and V.S. Kanchana Bhaaskaran, Vice-Chancellor, VIT astatine the acme moderated by Srinivasalu Thayam, CTO, Aravind Eye Care System. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ

AI manufacture leaders debated astir however companies could aspire to innovate portion ensuring compliance successful information information and privateness successful the AI era, present at The Hindu Tech Summit 2026, hosted by The Hindu, presented by the VIT, and co-presented by Sify Technologies.

The league titled ‘Data Security and Privacy successful the property of AI: Balancing Innovation and Compliance’ featured Dheeraj Janbandhu, Senior Group Vice-President-IT, Digital Business, Indian Bank; Vijay Anand Chidambaram, AI Data Analytics Leader, Amazon; and V.S. Kanchana Bhaaskaran, Vice-Chancellor, VIT; and moderated by Srinivasalu Thayam, CTO, Aravind Eye Care System.

Speaking astir however AI tin beryllium utilized successful an endeavor successfully, Mr. Chidambaram said determination were respective layers that needed to beryllium built to execute it. “ChatGPT and Gemini are wide intent AI. How bash you instrumentality AI to an endeavor and beryllium successful? How bash you comply with section laws etc.? To commencement with, determination are aggregate layers... you request to person the information and marque it AI-ready. Then you request a compliance mechanics — to support what AI tin spot and cannot see. Do you person the interconnectedness of all departments? Fourth furniture is implementing the company’s policies and the 5th furniture is productisation,” helium said.

Mr. Janbandhu spoke astir the value of “consistency of data” and protecting the customer’s data. “Data is precise important erstwhile we instrumentality AI models. Data should beryllium accordant and protected from thefts. Organisations that person bully information governance frameworks volition person an advantage. There are cyberfrauds and crimes happening everyday. We indispensable guarantee that the plan is perfect... and guarantee compliance simultaneously,” helium said.

Dr. Bhaaskaran said that the usage of AI successful institutions presents a concern. “At VIT, determination are 1,100 unusual high-end GP enabled workstations for UG, PG and probe scholars. They are accessible from location and hostels. We bash usage 3rd enactment AI tools, but they cannot substitute a teacher. We request to beryllium cautious astir information privateness – we are utilizing 3rd enactment AI arsenic a achromatic box. We inactive privation to alteration acquisition and research.” 

Published - February 14, 2026 01:03 americium IST

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