India along with 43 countries on Wednesday adopted a consensus about the future vision of Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), which includes the regulatory framework around AI technology.
The countries have recognised the opportunities that safe, secure and trustworthy AI systems represent to accelerate and enable progress towards the achievement of sustainable development, and the importance of coordinated international efforts towards harnessing the benefits of AI.
Besides, they have also acknowledged emerging risks and challenges posed by AI, particularly advanced AI systems, including those related to safety and security and potential malicious uses.
The consensus came at the sixth meeting of the GPAI Ministerial Council held in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by minister of state for electronics and information technology Jitin Prasada. Officials from Japan, Serbia, UNESCO, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also attended the meeting.
GPAI countries include OECD member countries, the US, France, Canada, the UK, Japan, Korea, Brazil and Argentina, among others.
As pitched by India, the countries will adopt a multi-stakeholder approach relying on a strong scientific basis for AI regulations. It will follow open solutions and common standards to strengthen cooperation between governments, academia, researchers, technical community, private sector and civil society.
India has the current chairmanship of GPAI. For 2024-25, Serbia will be the lead chair, according to a government release.
