New Delhi to host global AI summit in December this year: Digital India Corporation CEO
The announcement of the summit comes on the heels of Indian nonprofit tech think tank iSPIRT being chosen by the UN Secretary-General to represent India at the newly launched UN AI Advisory Body.
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The national capital will host the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) summit in December this year, which will see participation from all member countries, a senior official at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) said on Friday.
Abhishek Singh, managing director and chief executive officer, Digital India Corporation and National e-Governance Division of MeitY, revealed about the summit at a Public Affairs Forum of India event on Friday.
“It will take some time for AI to be able to develop the cognitive skills like humans. However, by that time, humans will be able to use AI tools to create something new that AI can’t create. So, the debate that AI will take over as humans does not have merit," he said.
Singh further said that there needs to be a delicate balance between innovations and regulations. “India’s AI strategy is focused on driving innovations in AI, and also ensuring responsible and ethical development in AI.”
During the event, Singh said multiple applications for the public and private sectors are in the process of development using the AI interface. He referred to Umang, an application that provides almost 2,000 public services on a single mobile interface and how it is using AI to provide voice-enabled services using Bhashini APIs.
Similarly Jugalbandi has been developed as an Indian language chatbot powered by MyScheme and ChatGPT to answer user queries on voice in Indian languages.
The announcement of the summit comes on the heels of Indian nonprofit tech think tank iSPIRT being chosen by the UN Secretary-General to represent India at the newly launched UN AI Advisory Body.
The body’s immediate tasks include building a global scientific consensus on risks and challenges, helping harness AI for the sustainable development goals, and strengthening international cooperation on AI governance.
iSPIRT Foundation’s cofounder and volunteer Sharad Sharma will be part of this body.
Abhishek Singh, managing director and chief executive officer, Digital India Corporation and National e-Governance Division of MeitY, revealed about the summit at a Public Affairs Forum of India event on Friday.
“It will take some time for AI to be able to develop the cognitive skills like humans. However, by that time, humans will be able to use AI tools to create something new that AI can’t create. So, the debate that AI will take over as humans does not have merit," he said.
Singh further said that there needs to be a delicate balance between innovations and regulations. “India’s AI strategy is focused on driving innovations in AI, and also ensuring responsible and ethical development in AI.”
During the event, Singh said multiple applications for the public and private sectors are in the process of development using the AI interface. He referred to Umang, an application that provides almost 2,000 public services on a single mobile interface and how it is using AI to provide voice-enabled services using Bhashini APIs.
Similarly Jugalbandi has been developed as an Indian language chatbot powered by MyScheme and ChatGPT to answer user queries on voice in Indian languages.
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The announcement of the summit comes on the heels of Indian nonprofit tech think tank iSPIRT being chosen by the UN Secretary-General to represent India at the newly launched UN AI Advisory Body.
The body’s immediate tasks include building a global scientific consensus on risks and challenges, helping harness AI for the sustainable development goals, and strengthening international cooperation on AI governance.
iSPIRT Foundation’s cofounder and volunteer Sharad Sharma will be part of this body.
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