India AI On the fifth day of the Impact Summit on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held important discussions with leaders and industry dignitaries from around the world. In a meeting at Hyderabad House, the Prime Minister discussed bilateral relations, geopolitical issues and future challenges with Antonio Guterres (United Nations), Anurakumar Dissanayake (Sri Lanka), Navinchandra Ramgoolam (Mauritius), Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and Prince Alois of Liechtenstein. The focus was on enhancing bilateral cooperation, strengthening partnerships in emerging technology sectors and enhancing global coordination. Besides, the Prime Minister interacted with the CEOs of 16 AI and deeptech startups and emphasized on innovations in various fields. (Photo Courtesy – X)
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The danger of colonization is before India. If it does not want to become a digital country dependent on foreign systems, India must develop its own basic AI technology, AI is a technology that shapes every aspect of life. So India must understand and develop it from the ground up, it becomes our inevitable responsibility, in the long run AI sovereignty is an important technology rather than temporary technological advantages like having the biggest model or chip. India’s real strength lies in its linguistic and cultural diversity. 22 official languages and numerous dialects are here and this is our strength. – Vivek Raghavan, Founder, Sarvam AI
The combination of biological intelligence and AI can transform the medical field. This has enabled unprecedented advances in the prediction of future diseases, regenerative science and life span management. Biological systems act like segmented data centers. They analyze information with less energy than AI systems that run on gigawatts of power. The AI biology confluence will be a powerful transformative process and India is well positioned to lead this global change. – Kiran Majumdar-Shaw, MD, Biocon
French President Emmanuel Macron also attended the AI Impact Conference during his visit to India. Overwhelmed by the overall richness of the experience in India and Swat, Macron shared a video of his most memorable moment in India in a special message on social media site X, thanking India for the warm welcome he received during his visit.
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On the last day of the tour, Macron held talks with Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Macron said, ‘Our digital challenges cannot be solved at Google alone, but together with Google and all stakeholders’. At the Delhi AI Summit, with Sundar Pichai, we discussed the priorities of the French G-7 presidency. And I said, ‘Choose France.’ Sundar Pichai also posted on X that he enjoyed the discussion with the French President and discussed how France’s technological capabilities are future-proofed.
