Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the inclusive use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies at the gathering of world leaders at the G-7 Summit in Italy.
Explaining India’s approach to AI at the G-7 Summit’s Outreach session on Artificial Intelligence and Energy, Africa and the Mediterranean, Modi said that the country believes in the inclusive usage of AI and its creative applications. He called for the end of monopoly in technological domains.
“We have to collectively ensure that the benefits of technology reach all sections of the society. We have to ensure that technology works to broaden, and not limit, the scope of human potential, and that it works to improve the potential of everyone and remove social differences. It should not just be our aspiration but should also be our duty. We have to convert the monopolistic rights over technology into rights for all. We have to use technology not just for destructive but creative purposes. Only then we may lay the foundations of an inclusive society,” said Modi at the G-7 Summit in Hindi.
Modi is in Fasano city of Italy’s Apulia region to attend the G-7 Summit at the invitation of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni. While India is not a member of the G-7, which is a group of advanced Western democracies, India is usually part of the summit as a special invitee.
On the sidelines of the G-7 Summit, Modi has held bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, British PM Rishi Sunak, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He is also slated to have meetings with Meloni and US President Joe Biden.
Following his address in the Outreach session, Modi said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he “highlighted a wide range of subjects, notably, the wide scale usage of technology for human progress”.
“The rise of technology in various aspects of human life has also reaffirmed the importance of cyber security. Spoke about how India is leveraging AI for its development journey. It is important that AI remain transparent, secure, accessible and responsible,” said Modi further.
Modi outlines India’s AI vision
Modi spelled out India’s vision for AI as “AI for all”.
Modi noted that India is a founding member of the Global partnership for AI and is promoting cooperation in the field as the chair of the initiative. He also stressed on the importance of AI to be human-centric.
Modi said, “India is working to make better future with its human-centric approach. India is among the first countries to come up with a national strategy for AI. Based on it, we launched AI Mission this year. ‘AI for All’ is the core belief of this mission.”
Highlighting India’s initiatives in the sphere of AI, Modi further said, “We stressed on the importance of international governance of AI during the G-20 Summit last during under our presidency. In the future as well, we would continue to work with all nations to make AI transparent, fair, secure, accessible, and responsible.”
Modi on energy & India’s Africa outreach
Modi said that India’s approach to energy is based on four principles: availability, accessibility, affordability, and acceptability.
Modi reiterated the commitment to make India net zero in carbon emissions by 2070 and said India remains the only country to be in line with its commitments made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
While reiterating the commitment to make India a developed nation by 2047, Modi said that it is an inclusive goal and it applies at the international stage as well. Noting that the Global South have suffered from disruptions and conflicts in the world, he said that India remains committed to raising the concerns of the Global South.
The Global South is a term that India has been using for the world’s developing nations.
Highlighting India’s commitment to Africa, Modi said, “India has always considered it a responsibility to raise the priorities and concerns of the Global South’s nation on the world stage. India has accorded Africa high importance in such initiatives. We are proud that we made African Union (AU) a permanent member of G-20 during our presidency. India has been committed to the economic and social development of all nations and their stability and security and will remain committed in the future as well.”
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‘AI for all’: PM Modi pitches for inclusive use of technology at G-7 Summit
