Sentinel Digital Desk
At the AI Action Summit in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, co-chairing the event with French President Emmanuel Macron, discussed about AI, its development, governance, and the importance of skilling and reskilling people. He addressed concerns about job loss due to AI, stating that technology doesn't eliminate jobs but changes their nature.
PM Modi highlighted the biases AI carries from its training datasets, acknowledging AI's positive potential but stressing the need for quality, unbiased datasets. He emphasized democratizing technology and creating people-centric applications.
He also discussed AI's transformative potential, stating that it is reshaping politics, economy, security, and society, and is writing the code for humanity in this century, unlike other technological milestones in human history.
PM Modi also emphasized AI's rapid advancement and the need for worldwide collaboration to regulate the technology, establishing standards that uphold our shared values, address risks, and build trust.
The PM addressed concerns about cybersecurity, disinformation, and deepfakes, stressing the need for better security measures and ethical AI use.
Modi concluded by highlighting India's success in creating digital public infrastructure for 1.4 billion people at a low cost, built on an open and accessible network.