Artificial intelligence must be accessible and inclusive, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told world leaders and tech CEOs on Thursday, at a summit focused on the fast-evolving technology.
His call was echoed by UN chief Antonio Guterres, who warned the gathering that AI cannot be left to “the whims of a few billionaires”. “We must democratize AI. It must become a medium for inclusion and empowerment,” Modi said, speaking in Hindi. “We are entering an era where humans and intelligence systems co-create, co-work and co-evolve,” he added. “We must resolve that AI is used for the global common good.”
Frenzied demand for generative AI has turbocharged profits for many companies while fuelling anxiety about the risks to society and the planet. The AI Impact Summit is the fourth annual international gathering to discuss how to handle it, following previous meetings in Paris, Seoul and Britain.
Sam Altman, head of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Google’s Sundar Pichai and other tech bosses are speaking on Thursday, but Microsoft founder Bill Gates cancelled just hours before his speech. This year’s AI summit — the largest yet — has been attended by tens of thousands of people from across the sector, including dozens of world leaders and ministers.
AFP
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