IIT Ropar Releases Whitepaper on Measuring AI Wisdom

On 2 November 2026, a whitepaper on defining, measuring, and testing the wisdom of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was unveiled at IIT Ropar, Punjab.

Key Facts

Whitepaper Title: ‘Beyond Intelligence: Defining and Measuring Wisdom for AI’.
Unveiling: Released by Dr. Ishan Shivanand during the ‘Shaping the AI Mind’ event in the presence of Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Director of IIT Ropar.
Authors: Co-authored by Dr. Ishan Shivanand and Dr. Anjali Samani (former AI and Data Science Executive at Salesforce).
Primary Objective: Evaluate AI models not merely on factual recall and technical computation, but on discernment, ethical reasoning, and responsible advisory capability.
Indian Knowledge Systems: Integrates concepts of human wisdom from the Shiva Sutras and Indian philosophical traditions into AI evaluation frameworks.
HEED Framework: Proposes a novel evaluation model termed HEED, assessing parameters like Harm, Ego, Equilibrium, and Discernment.
AI Sycophancy: Highlights the tendency of AI to output agreeable, user-pleasing answers rather than objective, fact-based, or beneficial responses as a major systemic flaw.
Multilingual Benchmarking: Initial evaluation of the proposed framework is planned across English, Hindi, and Hinglish.
HEEDBench: Proposes the creation of an open evaluation benchmark called HEEDBench with participation from independent researchers.
Research Grant: Dr. Ishan Shivanand announced seed funding to support independent research teams testing the model.