<p class="bodytext">The Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit which concluded in Paris on Tuesday was an attempt to find common ground among nations on the use and aims of the world’s newest technology. AI has the capability to revolutionise patterns of life and work in ways that the Industrial Revolution and similar events have done. It has positive and negative aspects and a consensual approach based on common good and mutual interests is required. The summit, co-hosted by French President Immanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saw wide-ranging deliberations on various aspects, including the future of AI governance, its applications, innovation and ethics. There were concerns over both regulatory overreach and unregulated use of AI. The policy on AI has ranged in the world from the US’ liberal approach to the EU’s accent on regulation to China’s focus on control. At the summit, as many as 61 countries including China, France, Germany and India signed a declaration that said AI should be “open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks.” A complete consensus could not be evolved, and the US and Britain did not sign it.</p>.Modi-Trump talks: AI, hi-tech, semiconductors in focus as India, US pledge to boost technology ties.<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Modi spoke of the potential of AI and the need to be aware of its negative side. He said AI is “writing the code for humanity in this century” and he looked for a future where open-source systems enhance trust and transparency and where technology is democratised and “rooted in local ecosystems.” Modi called for setting standards for AI which will benefit all countries, particularly in the Global South. The Prime Minister highlighted the advances made by India, particularly the development of Large Language Models. India is the fourth highest-rated AI power in the world and has strength and potential to advance it. The importance India attaches to it may be seen from the offer it received to host the next edition of the summit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The most important concerns over AI are its potential misuse, the threat of it replacing human labour and intelligence, and the inequality among nations arising from the unequal advances they make in developing the technology. There is also the worry among many that the technology may become a threat to humanity. There are explanations and answers to counter the concerns, and they found expression at the summit. Modi was hopeful that the technology will not have a negative impact on jobs. He said only the nature of jobs change, necessitating “skilling and re-skilling” of people. The potential of and the concerns over AI call for common policies and actions, and the deliberations at summits and other conclaves should move the world towards them.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit which concluded in Paris on Tuesday was an attempt to find common ground among nations on the use and aims of the world’s newest technology. AI has the capability to revolutionise patterns of life and work in ways that the Industrial Revolution and similar events have done. It has positive and negative aspects and a consensual approach based on common good and mutual interests is required. The summit, co-hosted by French President Immanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saw wide-ranging deliberations on various aspects, including the future of AI governance, its applications, innovation and ethics. There were concerns over both regulatory overreach and unregulated use of AI. The policy on AI has ranged in the world from the US’ liberal approach to the EU’s accent on regulation to China’s focus on control. At the summit, as many as 61 countries including China, France, Germany and India signed a declaration that said AI should be “open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks.” A complete consensus could not be evolved, and the US and Britain did not sign it.</p>.Modi-Trump talks: AI, hi-tech, semiconductors in focus as India, US pledge to boost technology ties.<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Modi spoke of the potential of AI and the need to be aware of its negative side. He said AI is “writing the code for humanity in this century” and he looked for a future where open-source systems enhance trust and transparency and where technology is democratised and “rooted in local ecosystems.” Modi called for setting standards for AI which will benefit all countries, particularly in the Global South. The Prime Minister highlighted the advances made by India, particularly the development of Large Language Models. India is the fourth highest-rated AI power in the world and has strength and potential to advance it. The importance India attaches to it may be seen from the offer it received to host the next edition of the summit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The most important concerns over AI are its potential misuse, the threat of it replacing human labour and intelligence, and the inequality among nations arising from the unequal advances they make in developing the technology. There is also the worry among many that the technology may become a threat to humanity. There are explanations and answers to counter the concerns, and they found expression at the summit. Modi was hopeful that the technology will not have a negative impact on jobs. He said only the nature of jobs change, necessitating “skilling and re-skilling” of people. The potential of and the concerns over AI call for common policies and actions, and the deliberations at summits and other conclaves should move the world towards them.</p>
