PM to AI startups: Be transparent, ethical, India-led
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted India’s AI startups to ensure that their models are ethical, unbiased, transparent, and based on data privacy principles.
Chairing a roundtable with Indian AI startups at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, the Prime Minister urged them to work towards global leadership from India as the country can promote affordable and inclusive AI, as well as frugal innovation globally. He also suggested that Indian AI models should be distinct and should promote local and indigenous content and regional languages.
Calling his interaction with the youngsters “memorable and insightful”, he urged them to use AI for the betterment of society. PM Modi also lauded the AI-based startups for working in myriad fields ranging from e-commerce to material research to healthcare.
“Talked AI with youngsters from the Indian startup world. It was a memorable and insightful interaction, in which they shared their vision and work on how India is transforming the world of AI,” PM Modi shared in a post on social media platform X. “It is commendable how these startups are working on diverse fields such as e-commerce, marketing, engineering simulations, material research, healthcare, medical research, and more. We discussed how AI can be leveraged to further societal good,” he added.
