PM Modi Cautions About Biases in AI, Shares Ways to Address Job Loss Fears

Offers to Host Next Action Summit in India

- MPOST BUREAU

PARIS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the world was at the dawn of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) age where this technology was fast writing the code for humanity and re-shaping our polity, economy, security and society.

Emphasising that AI was very different from other technological milestones in human history in terms of impact, he called for collective global efforts to establish governance and standards that uphold shared values, address risks and build trust.

At the Plenary Session, French President Macron invited PM Modi to deliver the opening address as the co-chair of the summit.

The Prime Minister began his address with an observation on the potential of AI by stating that AI can cut through jargon and summarise medical prescriptions in a language that can be understood easily.

"If you upload your medical report to an AI app, it can explain in simple language, free of any jargon, what it means for your health. But if you ask the same app to draw an image of someone writing with their left hand, the app will most likely draw someone writing with their right hand. Because that is what the training data is dominated by."

"It shows that while the positive potential of AI is absolutely amazing, there are many biases that we need to think carefully about," he said.

The Prime Minister further said that AI can help transform millions of lives by improving health, education, agriculture and so much more.

He added that governance was not just about managing risks but also about promoting innovation and deploying it for the global good. In this regard, he advocated for ensuring access to AI for all, especially the Global South.