Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-chaired the AI Action Summit along with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on February 11.

The High-Level Segment of the Summit commenced with a dinner hosted by Macron at the Elysee Palace, bringing together Heads of State and government, leaders of international organisations, CEOs of major AI companies and other distinguished participants.

PM Modi offered to host the next AI Action Summit in India.

AI Action Summit in Paris

• Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than just an industrial and technological revolution. It has the potential to bring about a profound paradigm shift in our societies, in how we relate to knowledge, work, information, culture and even language. 

• This technological revolution knows no borders. 

• The AI has incredible potential and could resolve a great many very complex problems, seeking new therapies, predicting climate hazards and discovering new scientific correlations through analysis of large datasets. 

• At the right scale and with the right governance, AI can help develop, for example, tailored and effective education models that support both learners and teachers. 

• The use of AI can be advanced in many sectors, including health, science and, more generally, fields where it can boost productivity considerably.

• In this sense, AI is a scientific, economic, cultural, political and civic issue requiring intense international dialogue involving the governments, researchers, businesses, creative professionals and civil society, to ensure the science, solutions and standards that shape AI of the society we want to build for tomorrow are developed collaboratively.

• Building on the important milestones reached during the Bletchley Park (November 2023) and Seoul (May 2024) summits, this gathering will focus on concrete actions to ensure that the global AI sector can drive beneficial social, economic and environmental outcomes in the public interest.

The Summit addresses five primary themes:

i) Public interest AI

ii) Future of Work

iii) Innovation and Culture

iv) Trust in AI

v) Global governance of AI.

Highlights of PM Modi’s address

• In his address, PM Modi noted that the world was at the dawn of the AI age where this technology was fast writing the code for humanity and re-shaping our polity, economy, security and society. 

• Emphasizing that AI was very different from other technological milestones in human history in terms of impact, he called for collective global efforts to establish governance and standards that uphold shared values, address risks and build trust. 

• He further added that governance was not just about managing risks but also about promoting innovation and deploying it for the global good. In this regard, he advocated for ensuring access to AI for all, especially the Global South. 

• PM Modi called for democratising technology and its people-centric applications so that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals becomes a reality. 

• Talking about India’s AI Mission, PM Modi noted that India, considering its diversity, was building its own Large Language Model for AI.

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