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India is advancing AI applications for the public good and is home to one of the largest AI talent pools in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday, February 11, highlighting the country’s commitment to ensuring that the “AI future is for Good, and for All”.
Speaking at the ‘AI Action Summit,’ PM Modi revealed that India is working on its own large language model (LLM), developed with its diverse population in mind. He also pointed out India’s unique public-private partnership model, which allows resources such as computing power to be made available to startups and researchers at an affordable cost.
While recognizing the immense positive potential of AI, PM Modi stressed the importance of addressing challenges such as biases. He emphasized the need to build quality, unbiased datasets and to create people-centric applications. He also noted the importance of tackling cybersecurity issues, disinformation, and deepfakes, and ensuring that AI technology is integrated into local ecosystems for it to be effective and useful.
PM Modi acknowledged that AI is evolving rapidly, and its adoption is accelerating. He called for collective global efforts to establish governance and standards that reflect shared values, mitigate risks, and build trust.
Addressing the AI Action Summit in Paris. https://t.co/l9VUC88Cc8
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 11, 2025
India recently announced plans to launch a secure, indigenous AI model within six months at an affordable price. This aligns with the country’s broader vision to become a global AI hub. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Union Budget speech, also announced the creation of three Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in AI for educational purposes.
PM Modi highlighted that governance in AI goes beyond managing risks and rivalries. It’s also about ensuring equitable access, particularly for countries in the Global South, where resources such as computing power, talent, data, and financial resources are limited. He pointed out that AI has the potential to improve sectors like healthcare, education, and agriculture, and help accelerate progress toward Sustainable Development Goals.
To build trust and transparency in AI, the Prime Minister called for the development of open-source systems. Addressing concerns about job displacement due to AI, PM Modi reassured that history shows technology doesn’t eliminate jobs but transforms them. He stressed the need to invest in upskilling and reskilling people for an AI-driven future.
India has already established a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for over 1.4 billion people at a low cost, built on an open, accessible network with regulations and a broad array of applications to modernize the economy, reform governance, and improve lives. The country has also empowered data through its Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture, making digital commerce accessible to all.
PM Modi concluded that India is leading in AI adoption and data privacy solutions and emphasized that the world is entering a new AI era that will shape humanity’s future. While some fear machines surpassing human intelligence, the Prime Minister reminded the gathering that it is humanity that holds the key to its collective future and shared destiny.
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