Paris/New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today shared India’s experience and success in developing AI applications for the public good and offered to share its experience and expertise with the world.
Addressing the AI Action Summit, attended by many heads of government and heads of tech giants at the Grand Palais in Paris, PM Modi also said that loss of jobs is AI’s most feared disruption. “But history has shown that work does not disappear due to technology. Its nature changes and new types of jobs are created,” he added.
To overcome this, the world needs to invest in skilling and re-skilling of the people “for an AI-driven future”.
“AI is developing at an unprecedented scale and speed and being adapted and deployed even faster. There is also a deep interdependence across borders. Therefore, there is a need for collective global efforts to establish governance and standards that uphold our shared values, address risks, and build trust,” he said, at the Summit that India is co-chairing with France.
“AI is already reshaping our polity our economy our security and even our society. AI is writing the code for humanity in this century
“AI can help transform millions of lives by improving health, education, agriculture and so much more. It can help create a world in which the journey to Sustainable Development Goals becomes easier and faster. To do this we must pool together resources and talent.
“We must develop opensource systems that enhance trust and transparency,” he said, and called for building quality data sets, free from biases and to democratise technology and create people centric applications.”
PM Modi said there is need to address concerns related to cyber security, disinformation and deep fakes.
“And we must also ensure that technology is rooted in local ecosystems for it to be effective and useful.
He said India has successfully built a Digital Public Infrastructure for its over 1.4 billion people at a very low cost. “It is built around an open and accessible network. It has regulations, and a wide range of applications to modernize our economy, reform governance and transform the lives of our people.”
“We have unlocked the power of data through our Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture. And, we have made digital commerce democratic and accessible to all. This vision is the foundation of India’s National AI Mission,” the PM added.
“That is why, during our G20 Presidency, we built a consensus on Harnessing AI Responsibly, for Good, and for All. Today, India leads in AI adoption, and techno-legal solutions on data privacy.
“We are developing AI applications for public good. We have one of the world’s largest AI talent pools. India is building its own Large Language Model considering our diversity. We also have a unique public-private partnership model for pooling resources like compute power. It is made available to our start-ups and researchers at an affordable cost. And, India is ready to share its experience and expertise to ensure that the AI future is for Good, and for All,” the PM said.
Later, the PM said in a post on X:
“The AI Action Summit in Paris is a commendable effort to bring together world leaders, policy makers, thinkers, innovators and youngsters to have meaningful conversations around AI.”
The MEA spokesperson said in a post:
“Significant milestone on the global AI stage.
“PM @narendramodi and President @EmmanuelMacron of France co-chaired the AI Action Summit in Paris today. The Summit saw participation from several world leaders & global tech experts.
“Addressing the Summit, PM talked about India’s perspectives & priorities on AI. The event marked a crucial step towards shaping the global AI agenda, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity, & harnessing AI for a sustainable future for all.”
Later, PM Modi alongwith President Macron and with several world leaders and global tech experts joined together for a group photo at the AI Action Summit.
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