Next AI Action Summit in India, PM Modi expressed pride

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived at the AI ​​Action Summit held in France, announced on Tuesday that India will host the next summit to further accelerate the pace of this initiative. In his concluding address, the Prime Minister said that today’s discussion clearly shows that there is unity in the vision and objectives of all the parties.

The Prime Minister welcomed the decision to establish the ‘AI Foundation’ and the ‘Council for Sustainable AI’. He congratulated France and President Emmanuel Macron for these initiatives and assured full support from India. Prime Minister Modi also suggested setting up a ‘Global Partnership for AI’.

Addressing the summit, the Prime Minister mentioned that India is developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for public welfare, and the country has the world’s largest AI talent pool. He also informed that India is developing its own Large Language Model (LLM) keeping in mind its linguistic diversity.

The Prime Minister also pointed out that India has a unique public-private partnership model for pooling resources like computing power, which is made available to start-ups and researchers at an affordable cost. He said that AI can positively transform the lives of millions of people through health, agriculture and other sectors, making the journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals easier and faster.

On the debate on AI taking away jobs, the Prime Minister said that history is proof that technological advancements do not eliminate jobs, but change the type of jobs and create new jobs. He emphasized that investments in skill development and reskilling will have to be increased to prepare people for an AI-driven future.