Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to France. On the first day of his visit, he co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron. During his speech at the event, PM Modi talked about the need to democratise technology.
'We Must Democratise Technology'
PM said, "AI can help transform millions of lives by improving health, education, agriculture and so much more. It can help create a world in which the journey to sustainable development goals becomes easier and faster. To do this, we must pull together resources and talent. We must develop open-source systems that enhance trust and transparency. We must build quality data sets free from biases. We must democratise technology."
'AI Is Writing The Code For Humanity'
PM Modi also talked about global cooperation for AI and said, "AI is already reshaping our polity, our economy, our security and even our society. AI is writing the code for humanity. AI is writing the code for humanity in this century. But it is very different from other technology milestones in human history. AI is developing at an unprecedented scale and speed and being adapted and deployed even faster. There is also a deep interdependence across borders. Therefore, there is a need for collective global efforts to establish governance and standards that uphold our shared values, address risk and build trust."
'Invest In Skilling People For AI Driven Future'
Touching upon the impact of AI on jobs PM Modi said, "Loss of jobs is AI's most feared disruption. But history has shown the work does not disappear due to technology. Its nature changes and new types of jobs are created. We need to invest in skilling and re-skilling our people for an AI driven future."
The AI Biases
Addressing concerns regarding biases in AI PM said, "If you upload your medical report to an AI app, it can explain in simple language, free of any jargon, what it means for your health. But if you ask the same app to draw an image of someone writing with their left hand, the app will most likely draw someone writing with the right hand. Because that is what the training data is dominated by. It shows that while the positive potential of AI is absolutely amazing, there are many biases that we need to think carefully about."
