PM Narendra Modi Requests Global Artificial Intelligence Framework

Governments and the international business community must work together to promote the growth of ethical artificial intelligence. During the B20 Summit India in New Delhi on August 27, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that this issue needed a worldwide framework for a solution.

Modi discussed ethical issues and worries such as skilling, re-skilling, algorithm bias, and its influence on society while speaking in front of a group of corporate executives, legislators, and numerous industry players.

Modi emphasized the need for international frameworks for AI-related concerns by contrasting the current buzz surrounding the AI sector with earlier achievements in the aviation and finance sectors. The Prime Minister addressed the group of local and foreign attendees, saying, “We all need to work together to confront these concerns. We must examine potential repercussions across several industries. Every incident of disruption increases in profundity, scope, and importance.

The Department of Telecommunications’ usage of the facial recognition system ASTR is a good example. It is crucial to comprehend how the nation’s leader views and approaches this industry given that such government-enabled AIs handle citizen data like face information without user consent.

The passage of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (now an Act) may allow AI services to scrape publicly available personal data, making this issue even more crucial. This extensive access granted to AI by India’s first data privacy law may be revised and limited by a worldwide framework.

A worldwide framework for cryptocurrencies: In addition to AI, Modi discussed a cooperative effort to address problems brought on by cryptocurrencies and cybersecurity. He specifically stated, “It requires a highly integrated approach,” in reference to the latter.