Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
“Our journey towards a self-sufficient India is based on a fundamental principle: India must not just consume technology but also create it. My vision for AI within a self-reliant India rests on three pillars: sovereignty, inclusiveness and innovation. My vision is that India should be among the top three global powers in AI, not just in using AI but also in creating it,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told ANI. – Indian AI models will be deployed globally, serving billions of people in their native languages. Our AI startups will be valued in hundreds of billions, creating millions of high quality jobs. Our AI-enabled government services will be studied globally as benchmarks of efficient and fair governance.”
Commenting on the ongoing international AI forum AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, the Indian head of government said that this is the first global AI summit held in the Global South.
“India is creating a platform that amplifies the voices of underrepresented groups and development priorities. AI governance, inclusive datasets, climate applications, agricultural productivity, public health and multilingual access are not minor issues for us. They are of central importance. Our vision is clear: AI must accelerate global development while remaining deeply anthropocentric,” Modi stated.
