MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621004643 A) filed by Dr. Vishwanath Karad Mit World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, on Jan. 16, for 'a system for implementing ethical ai in smart home systems.'

Inventor(s) include Milind Sudhakar Pande; Varad Vivek Vishwarupe; Himangi Milind Pande; Avinash Prakash Patil; Shwetanshu Shekhar; Amit Pandit Rajapurkar; and Vishal Kamalakar Pawar.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a smart home system (100) implementing an Ethical AI Framework for governing artificial intelligence operations in environments employing voice-based interaction devices. The system comprises a plurality of interconnected smart devices configured to generate user interaction data and environmental data, and a centralized Ethical AI Framework operatively coupled to the devices to control data processing in accordance with predefined ethical parameters and user-defined consent preferences. The framework includes modules for user consent and control, bias mitigation, data anonymization, and ethical monitoring to ensure responsible data handling, fairness in decision-making, and continuous compliance with ethical requirements. A user interface is provided to present transparency information and privacy settings, enabling users to review system behavior and manage permissions."

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