Voluntary pledges are more effective: Centre on AI pact

India, the US, China and 85 other entities signed the New Delhi AI declaration at the summit

- Shouvik Das & Jatin Grover

S. Krishnan, secretary, ministry of electronics and information technology.

(PT)

A set of common initiatives and directives signed by India, the US, China and 83 other countries at the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit will shape global collaborations on artificial intelligence (AI) despite the agreement being nonbinding in nature, said a top bureaucrat who spearheaded the declaration.

On Saturday, the Centre released the New Delhi declaration that was signed by 88 entities, including the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

The declaration underlined the setting up of two platforms for global sharing of tools and principles in AI, and a global network of scientific institutes that pledged to collaborate in various areas of research using the technology.

In an interview with Mint, S. Krishnan, secretary in the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity), said that the countries signing the declaration expressed their intent to adhere by the pledges, and ultimately it is adherence that matters.