A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

AI CAN PROVIDE THE ARMED FORCES WITH A SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE, BUT FULLY AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS POSE A GREAT RISK. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT AI IS USED ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY

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During his address to the joint session of the US Congress in June 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the future is AI—‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘America India’. At the annual board meeting of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum in New Delhi in October 2023, both the chairman emeritus, John Chambers, and the CEO, Dr Mukesh Aghi, stressed the importance of AI in Indo-US ties. AI is the buzz that is resonating globally from government circles to boardrooms. It is going to be for the 21st century what silicon chips were for the previous century, permeating all aspects of our lives.