Global leaders at an artificial intelligence conference in India have called for common rules to be established as soon as possible so that the safe use of AI can be ensured.
Participants in Thursday’s session of the India AI Impact Summit included Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Delegates from AI-related companies also attended the event held in the capital New Delhi.
Modi argued in a speech that AI is bringing huge benefits. But he underscored the need to create clear and transparent rules on AI safety, calling on developers and others to observe ethical principles and maintain accountability.
Estonia’s President Alar Karis cautioned that AI technology is evolving so quickly that societal rules and institutions cannot keep up in risk management and security measures.
India has launched public and private efforts to host data centers as part of its bid to evolve into a major AI power.
Analysts say India has been holding the summit to highlight the country’s rich IT human resources and massive market of more than 1.4 billion people. In his speech, Modi highlighted recent launches of AI models by Indian companies, saying that “the AI model which succeeds in India can be deployed all over the world”.
“India believes that AI technology will only be beneficial when it is shared and its core systems are open, only then will our millions of young minds be able to make it better and safer,” Modi added.
“We must resolve that AI is used for the global common good.”
Modi added: “We are entering an era where humans and intelligence systems co-create, co-work and co-evolve.”
Modi delivered his speech in front of an audience that included the UN chief Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron, and top executives of AI firms like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
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Guterres in his speech at the global AI summit warned technology leaders of the risks of AI, saying its future cannot be left to “the whims of a few billionaires”.
He pressed for global guardrails to ensure oversight and accountability, and the creation of “Global Fund on AI” to build basic capacity and called for the global tech executives to contribute to it.
“Our target is US$3 billion,” he told the conference. The fund is to ensure open access to the fast-advancing technology for all.
“That’s less than one percent of the annual revenue of a single tech company. A small price for AI diffusion that benefits all, including the businesses building AI.”
Without investment, “many countries will be logged out of the AI age”, exacerbating global divides, he said.
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