India and 57 Countries Advocate for Inclusive and Sustainable AI

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India, along with 57 other nations, signed a joint statement on “Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet” at the AI Action Summit held in Paris.

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A total of 58 countries, including India, China, Brazil, France, and Australia, endorsed the joint statement.
The declaration emphasizes the promotion of AI accessibility while ensuring trust and safety in its deployment.
India and France co-chaired the summit, reflecting their leadership in AI governance.
Objectives of the AI Statement:
- Encouraging AI innovation by creating favourable conditions for its development.
- Preventing market concentration to ensure fair competition and industrial growth.
- Shaping the future of work and labour markets positively through AI.
- Ensuring AI remains human rights-based, ethical, safe, secure, and trustworthy.
- Addressing global inequalities by assisting developing nations in building AI capacities.
This is the third international AI statement following similar declarations issued after summits in the U.K. and South Korea.
Refer: India’s Role in Shaping AI Governance at the AI Action Summit
The U.S. and the U.K. chose not to sign the joint statement.
U.S. Vice-President’s Perspective: U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance opposed stringent AI regulations at the summit. Vance warned that excessive AI regulations could stifle innovation and economic transformation.