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The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) confirmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation as a co-chair on the upcoming AI Summit in France, following an invite from French President Emmanuel Macron.
Throughout a weekly press briefing on Friday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned, “France is internet hosting the AI summit and French President Emmanuel Macron has invited PM Modi to co-chair the summit. We’ve accepted the invitation. You can be knowledgeable about any additional updates concerning that tour within the coming days.”
Notably, the Synthetic Intelligence (AI) Motion Summit will likely be held in France from February 10 to 11. On February 10, numerous stakeholders, together with heads of state and authorities representatives, will take part in a number of periods. Macron will host a proper dinner for heads of state and different VIPs that night whereas on February 11, the summit will function a devoted leaders’ session solely for heads of state.
Earlier whereas addressing the thirtieth Convention of Ambassadors in Paris on January 11, President Macron had mentioned PM Modi will go to the nation. “France will likely be internet hosting the AI Summit on February 10-11. A summit for motion, as we name it. This summit will enable for a global dialog on AI. There will likely be Prime Minister Modi, who will transfer as much as a significant go to in our nation as we wish to forge a dialogue with all powers on AI.”
The French President emphasised the significance of AI as a worldwide dialog, stating that it’s going to embrace international locations such because the US, China, and India, in addition to, the international locations from the Gulf, which have vital roles in creating and regulating AI applied sciences.
“The US, China, and main rising international locations resembling India have a key position to play, in addition to the Gulf,” Macron mentioned.
The French Presidency additional highlighted the significance of addressing points associated to disinformation and the misuse of AI, that are central matters for the summit’s discussions.
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