Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi co-chaired the AI Action Summit along with the President of France, H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron in Paris.This event builds on the advances made at the Bletchley Park Summit in November 2023 and the Seoul Summit in May 2024 and will draw on the expertise of a steering committee to ensure inclusive and diverse contributions.

The AI Action Summit aims to collectively establish scientific foundations, solutions and standards for more sustainable AI working for collective progress and in the public interest. The discussions at the summit focussed on five major themes: Public Service AI, Future of Work, Innovation and Culture, Trust in AI and Global Governance of AI.

Source: PMIndia 

PM Modi’s address to the summit noted that ‘AI is already re-shaping our polity, our economy,our security and even our society. AI is writing the code for humanity in this century.’ He stated that governance is more than just managing risks, it is about promoting innovation and deploying it for the global good. In this regard, he advocated for democratising technology and ensuring access to AI for all, especially the Global South. 

Addressing concerns about job displacement due to AI, PM Modi stated that technology changes the nature of work rather than eliminating it. He emphasised the need to invest in skilling and re-skilling people for an AI-driven future. He also highlighted India's success in creating a digital public infrastructure for 1.4 billion people at low cost and noted India's large AI talent pool. PM Modi noted that India, considering its diversity, was building its own Large Language Model for AI. He underlined that India was ready to share its experience to ensure that the benefits of AI reach everyone, while announcing that India will be hosting the next AI Summit. 

The Summit concluded with the adoption of the Leaders’ Statement. It featured discussions on critical themes, including greater access to AI infrastructure to ensure inclusion, the responsible use of AI, AI for public interest, making AI more diverse and sustainable and ensuring safe and trusted governance of AI.