India is looking to take a giant leap in Artificial Intelligence to empower its citizens as per PM Narendra Modi

On Friday, December 8, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India aims to make significant progress in Artificial Intelligence to enable its people. He also stated that it won't be a stretch to claim that the nation has accomplished in a few years what other countries have taken generations to do via technology.

The Prime Minister said that India is ready to play a significant role in the development of artificial intelligence as the world fast approaches the year 2023 in a LinkedIn post inviting people to the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit 2023, which he described as an exciting programme celebrating innovations and advancements in AI. He claimed that India, one of the newest countries, has a thriving start-up ecosystem and a skilled labour force, and that it provides solutions that are globally replicable, scalable, secure, and inexpensive. Mr. Modi stated that one of India's most innovative initiatives is the country's Digital Public Infrastructure programme. With the aid of technology, India and its people have advanced significantly during the past nine to ten years. It won't be an exaggeration to state that India accomplished in a few years what other nations required in a decade," the prime minister declared.

According to PM Modi, this was made possible by the quick uptake of mobile devices, internet access, and scalable approaches for digital inclusion. In a similar vein, India hopes to make significant strides in AI to empower its people. Whether it's providing linguistic assistance to residents or streamlining and customising schooling."  The Prime Minister mentioned that India is employing AI for a variety of beneficial uses while discussing the objectives of improving access to healthcare and educating farmers.

According to Mr. Modi, the world is seeing that India develops to provide an inclusive and fair economic model. India innovates to make sure that nobody is left behind. India takes the lead when necessary to guarantee that everyone may follow it in the direction of the greater good," he added. Mr. Modi continued, that India has steered the use of AI towards the advancement of humanity by fostering international understanding and a supportive environment. The Prime Minister noted that decades of rapid invention and the might of human endeavour have brought to reality things that were previously thought to be exclusively the stuff of fiction, stating that we are living in a most intriguing moment.

He said that amid this frenzy of fast development, artificial intelligence (AI) is one field where its applications are growing exponentially. This ground-breaking technology is now in the hands of a new generation of bright, youthful minds who are quickly realising its enormous potential. According to the Prime Minister, it is essential to have platforms like the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), of which India is a co-founder. To promote the ethical development and application of AI, the EU and its 28 member countries comprise the GPAI.

"India's commitment to Safe and Trusted AI is demonstrated by its election to this Council in November 2022. As the GPAI's Lead Chair, India reaffirmed its dedication to using technology, especially artificial intelligence (AI), for the benefit of people and to make sure that countries in the Global South would not be the last to gain from it. "

Mr. Modi asserted that India is committed to paving the way for a legal framework that guarantees trustworthy and secure AI, adding that it will unite all countries for its broad and long-lasting adoption. He said, "There will be a lot of interesting sessions at the summit, like the AI Expo, where 150 startups will showcase their strengths."