• Yash Gupta
• Gauri Mahatre

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as the foundational driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Nations that dominate AI will define not only economic standards but also military, political, and cultural influence. The global AI landscape today is dominated by two major powers—the United States and China—forming a bipolar AI world. Both have achieved supremacy through decades of investment, strong institutional ecosystems, and massive data infrastructures. India, despite being a global IT powerhouse, remains largely an AI consumer rather than a producer. It relies heavily on foreign AI models such as Google Gemini, OpenAI’s GPT, and Meta’s Llama, while lacking domestic alternatives of comparable scale. This dependency presents a looming threat known as Digital Slavery—a condition where a nation’s economy, governance, and culture become subordinate to foreign algorithmic systems. This study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining literature review with a survey of 50 respondents to analyze public awareness, dependency perception, and confidence in India’s AI ecosystem. Hypothesis testing using the Chi-Square Test confirms a statistically significant relationship between foreign AI dependency and perceived national vulnerability. The findings emphasize the urgent need for sovereign AI initiatives, strategic R&D investment, and policy frameworks to ensure India’s technological autonomy.

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Slavery, Algorithmic Dependency, Chi-Square Test, India, AI Sovereignty

"Why is India in Danger of Becoming a Digital Slave Without Its Own AI ?", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no.d8-d18, October-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510303.pdf

"Why is India in Danger of Becoming a Digital Slave Without Its Own AI ?", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no. ppd8-d18, October-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510303.pdf