{"id":37306,"date":"2025-02-13T21:03:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=37306"},"modified":"2025-08-19T18:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:33:08","slug":"paris-ai-action-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/13-02-2025\/paris-ai-action-summit","title":{"rendered":"Paris AI Action Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Science and Technology, Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PM Modi co-chaired the third edition of the<strong> AI Action Summit in Paris<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Paris AI Action Summit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The summit emphasized sustainable AI growth and energy efficiency, aligning with global climate imperatives.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Its objectives include:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Providing access to independent, safe, and reliable AI for a wide range of users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing environmentally friendly AI with lower energy demands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring effective and inclusive global AI governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The event focused on five key themes: <\/strong>Public service AI, Future of work, Innovation and culture, Trust in AI ,and Global AI governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India&#8217;s Perspective and Initiatives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AI for Global Good:<\/strong> India emphasized AI&#8217;s transformative potential across sectors like healthcare, education, and agriculture, highlighting its role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Five Pillars for Responsible AI Development:<\/strong> PM Modi proposed a five-point agenda for ethical and transparent AI growth:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pooling global resources and talent for AI innovation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing open-source AI systems.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating high-quality, unbiased datasets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democratizing AI for people-centric applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addressing cybersecurity concerns, disinformation, and deepfakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Addressing Job Loss Concerns: <\/strong>India acknowledged concerns about AI-induced job displacement but emphasized the historical trend of technological advancements transforming work rather than eliminating it.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India stressed the importance of skilling and reskilling initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance for India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Global AI Landscape: <\/strong>The summit takes place amidst intense competition in the AI field, particularly between the West and China.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It provides an opportunity for India and France to demonstrate their soft power in this crucial area.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strategic Partnerships:<\/strong> The summit strengthens the strategic partnership between India and France in a critical technology domain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India is developing its own <strong>Large Language Model (LLM) <\/strong>tailored to its linguistic and cultural diversity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The public-private partnership model ensures affordable computing power for startups and researchers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The IndiaAI Mission<\/strong> supports AI research and development through initiatives such as;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subsidized access to <strong>Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) clusters<\/strong> for AI training.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding for <strong>AI-driven projects<\/strong> in critical sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concluding remarks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Paris AI Action Summit reinforces India&#8217;s commitment to ethical, sustainable, and inclusive AI development.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As AI reshapes industries, India\u2019s proactive investments in AI education, governance, and innovation will determine its future role in the global AI landscape.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>India-France Joint Statement<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Indo-Pacific Cooperation: <\/strong>They reaffirmed commitment to a free, open, inclusive, and secure Indo-Pacific region.<br>&#8211; <strong>Space Cooperation:<\/strong> They agreed to hold the third India-France Strategic Space Dialogue in 2025 and commended <strong>CNES-ISRO collaborations<\/strong> and stressed stronger space industry ties.<br>&#8211; <strong>Counterterrorism &amp; Security: <\/strong>Urged the designation of terrorists under UNSC <strong>1267 Sanctions Committee <\/strong>and alignment with <strong>Financial Action Task Force (FATF)<\/strong> standards.<br>1. Strengthened counterterrorism cooperation between <strong>India\u2019s NSG<\/strong> and <strong>France\u2019s GIGN.<\/strong><br>2. Acknowledged the <strong>2024 counter-terrorism dialogue<\/strong> and preparations for <strong>Milipol 2025<\/strong> in New Delhi.<br>&#8211; <strong>Civil Nuclear Cooperation:<\/strong> Recognized nuclear energy as a key pillar of energy security and low-carbon transition. Reaffirmed cooperation on Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant.<br>1. Signed a letter of intent on <strong>Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) &amp; Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs).<\/strong><br>2. Strengthened nuclear training through agreements between <strong>GCNEP (India) &amp; INSTN (France).<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Health Cooperation:<\/strong> Signed agreements between PariSante Campus (France) &amp; C-CAMP (India) to establish the Indo-French Life Sciences Sister Innovation Hub.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/technology\/tech-news\/pm-modi-address-ai-action-summit-paris-open-source-data-sets-bias-jobs-125021101117_1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Modi co-chaired the third edition of the AI Action Summit in Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37306"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51603,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37306\/revisions\/51603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}