Global Partnership on AI summit

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Context: PM Modi invites Google to ‘contribute’ to the AI summit.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual interaction with Google and Alphabet Inc CEO Sundar Pichai.
He invited Google to participate in the Global Partnership on AI Summit in December, discussed Google’s role in expanding India’s electronics manufacturing, and encouraged AI tools in Indian languages and for good governance.
The Prime Minister welcomed Google’s fintech operations center plans in Gujarat, focusing on financial inclusion and development in India.

What is Global Partnership on AI summit:

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) is a multi-stakeholder initiative which aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.
Its establishment was announced during the 2018 G7 Summit by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron.
GPAI was officially launched on June 15, 2020
The Global Partnership in Artificial Intelligence is described as the ‘fruition of an idea developed within the G7.’
At present, GPAI has twenty-nine member states i.e Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union (EU).
India joined the GPAI in 2020 as a founding member.
Its Secretariat is hosted at the OECD.
Currently, India has assumed the presidency Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) for 2022-23
The 2022 GPAI Summit took place in Tokyo, Japan

What is the composition and structure of GPAI

GPAI has a Council and a Steering Committee, supported by a Secretariat hosted by the OECD, and two Centres of Expertise: one in Montreal (CEIMIA, the International Centre of Expertise in Montreal for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) and one in Paris (at INRIA, the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology).
These Centers of Expertise will facilitate GPAI’s four working groups and their research and practical projects, across various sectors and disciplines. The working groups will initially focus on four themes:
- Working Group on Responsible AI (Montreal)
- Working Group on Data Governance (Montreal)
- Working Group on the Future of Work (Paris)
- Working Group on Innovation and Commercialization (Paris)