- Prime Minister Modi introduced Vision Manav as India's AI infrastructure roadmap for global good
- Vision Manav emphasizes moral, accountable, inclusive, and sovereign AI governance principles
- Modi stressed AI must be human-centric, promoting skilling, reskilling, and lifelong learning
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday introduced 'Vision Manav' as an overarching roadmap for building artificial intelligence infrastructure in India for global good. In his keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Modi said the vision will work for human welfare and ensure people don't become mere a source of data for AI.
"We are entering an era where humans and intelligent systems co-create, co-work and co-evolve. We must make skilling, reskilling, and lifelong learning a mass movement. The future of work will be inclusive, trusted, and human-centric. If we move forward together, AI will elevate the potential of humanity," he said.
"AI is a transformative power. If directionless, it becomes a disruption; if the right direction is found, it becomes a solution. How to make AI from machine-centric to human-centric, how to make it sensitive and responsive, this is the basic objective of this Global AI Impact Summit. The theme of this summit clearly reflects the perspective from which India views AI. Welfare of all, the happiness of all. This is our benchmark," he said.
Vision Manav
- M for moral and ethical systems
- A for accountable governance
- N for national sovereignty
- A for accessible and inclusive
- V for valid and legitimate
"This MANAV vision of India will become an important link for the welfare of humanity in the AI-based world of the 21st century," he said. He also stressed the urgent need for greater awareness and safeguards to protect children in the digital ecosystem shaped by widespread AI adoption.
Modi emphasised that AI must be democratised and made into a medium for inclusion and empowerment, especially in the Global South. "We must give AI an open sky and also keep the command in our hands, like GPS. ," he said.
The attendees included French President Emmanuel Macron, Brazil's leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.
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The PM pitched India as the most important frontier market for AI. "We have the talent, energy capacity, and policy clarity. I am pleased to inform you all that at this summit, three Indian companies have launched their AI models and apps. These models showcase the talent of our youth...I invite you all to design and develop in India, deliver to the world, humanity," he said.
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