The New Delhi declaration of the Global
Partnership on Artificial Intelligence was unanimously adopted by 28 nations,
informed Electronics and Information Technology Minister for State (MeitY)
Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
The declaration laid special focus on
the risks of AI, specifically misinformation, disinformation, personal data,
threats to human rights and democracy.
The move comes a day after Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, while urging countries to work jointly on a global
framework for AI, pointed out that the technology has the power to make or
break democracies.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “The
declaration promises to position GPAI at the front of shaping AI in terms of
innovation and collaboration; increasing applications of AI in healthcare,
agriculture and other areas of concern.”
He added GPAI will be at the forefront
of shaping AI governance, and lead talk on safe and trusted AI.
In terms of inclusion, Chandrasekhar shared
the resolution talks about including nations from the Global South in GPAI, and
on making benefits of AI available to such countries.
Points In Declaration
We acknowledge the necessity to harness
new opportunities and mitigate the risks arising from the development,
deployment, and use of such technologies.
This includes concerns regarding misinformation
and disinformation, unemployment, lack of transparency and fairness, protection
of intellectual property and personal data, and threats to human rights and
democratic values.
GPAI plays an important role in addressing
contemporary AI issues, including generative AI, through applied AI projects
aimed at addressing societal problems and global challenges, maximising the
benefits and mitigating associated risks.
There is need to increase collaboration,
inclusion and developing a governance framework on artificial intelligence.
In near future, the Indian Government
will work with other countries, and hold another GPAI meeting next year to
discuss on the AI governance framework.
GPAI Summit Attendees
UK’s Minister for AI and Intellectual
Property Viscount Jonathan Camrose
Japan’s Vice Minister in Ministry of
Internal Affairs and Communications Hiroshi Yoshida
France’s Minister for Digital Transition
and Telecommunications Jean-Noel Barrot.
MeitY secretary S Krishnan and
additional secretary Abhishek Singh
Views Expressed by Attendees
France’s Barrot said, “We want GPAI to
be an inclusive platform that is open to like-minded partners, that share our
vision of a human-centric AI, and our attachment to democracy. In order to
achieve this in the next few months under the Indian presidency of GPAI, we
will be discussing how we can pool some of our expert resources with that of
the OECD in order to extend our reach and our ability to come up with the best
possible solutions for the governance and the deployment of AI for the good of
our people.”
Japan’s Yoshida said, “As the outgoing
chair, firstly I would like to congratulate Bharat for the fruitful discussion.
Japan fully supports the Bharat Declaration, especially we think that GPAI
should be more inclusive. We want to encourage more developing countries to
join GPAI.”
UK’s Viscount Camrose said, “I am really
excited to be a part of the ministerial declaration. GPAI makes a uniquely
powerful contribution – firstly because it is inclusive, secondly because it is
adaptive.”
NE Watch Desk
