India hosts Global Partnership on AI Summit. What to look forward to?

The 12th of December, 2023, marks the beginning of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, abbreviated as GPAI in New Delhi. It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who inaugurated the event. Through the Summit, the country negotiates with 28 other member nations in order to reach an agreement on a declaration document relating to the right use of Artificial Intelligence, the setting up of certain technological boundaries, and how AI can be made more democratic.

Ashwani Vaishnaw, the IT Minister, expressed that the world believes that AI is converging. He further says that there exists convergence on the way Artificial Intelligence should be treated in the future.

“There will be regulatory aspects that are in line with past agreements and declarations. The thinking process of GPAI will be in line with global ideas. We are negotiating a declaration document at the end of GPAI 2023, which we hope we’ll be able to arrive at through consensus,” the IT Minister added.

What exactly is the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence?

It was in June 2020 when India joined the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence and thus it is a founding member. The global partnership intends to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.”

The partnership also encompasses the masses of people indulged in the areas of industry, civil society, and science, and with international organizations, and governments for a wider international cooperation. 

The first GPAI summit was held in Montreal, while the second and third were held in Paris and Tokyo respectively.

The IT Minister expressed that the GPAI declaration will highlight two aspects of India's stand on Artificial Intelligence.

The first aspect is to assess the use of artificial intelligence in sustainable agriculture. The second one is based on collaborative AI, aligning with the DPI approach.

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Global conversation on Artificial Intelligence till now

The EU has passed the AI Act recently that brings forward guardrails on AI use. The Act incorporates safeguards on the adoption of AI by law enforcement agencies. The Act also makes it possible to file complaints against any violations of the guardrails. The deal incorporates robust restrictions on facial recognition technology. It also includes restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence to manipulate human behavior, along with provisions for strict penalties for firms that break these rules.

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