Paris [France], February 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his strong support for the decision to establish the “AI Foundation” and the “Council for Sustainable AI” at the AI Action Summit in Paris, co-chaired by him and French President Emmanuel Macron. He congratulated France and President Macron for their leadership in initiating these projects and assured India’s full support in their efforts.
In his concluding remarks at the summit, PM Modi highlighted the unity in vision and purpose across all stakeholders in the field of Artificial Intelligence. He noted, “Today’s discussions have brought out one thing – there is unity in vision and unity in purpose across stakeholders.” Emphasizing the need to make the “Global Partnership for AI” more inclusive, PM Modi called for it to better reflect the priorities, concerns, and needs of the Global South.
PM Modi also announced that India would be happy to host the next AI Action Summit, building on the momentum generated by this event. He expressed his appreciation for the summit’s efforts in bringing together world leaders, policymakers, innovators, and youth to foster meaningful conversations about AI. In a post on X, he described the summit as a commendable initiative for facilitating these important discussions.
Earlier at the summit, PM Modi outlined India’s efforts in the AI domain, including the development of its own Large Language Model (LLM) tailored to the country’s diversity. He spoke about India’s unique public-private partnership model, which pools resources like compute power to support Indian startups and researchers at affordable costs. “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 startups and researchers at an affordable cost. India is ready to share its experience and expertise to ensure that AI’s future is for good and for all,” said PM Modi.
Reaffirming India’s commitment to AI, PM Modi emphasized that the country is at the dawn of the AI age, which will shape humanity’s future. He also addressed concerns about AI surpassing human intelligence, stating, “Some people worry about machines becoming superior in intelligence to humans. But no one holds the key to our collective future and shared destiny other than us humans. That sense of responsibility must guide us.”