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- The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), comprising 29 members, has unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration.
- The declaration underscores the importance of mitigating risks associated with AI while fostering innovation and equitable access to essential resources.
Key Points from the GPAI New Delhi Declaration
Balanced Perspective on AI
- Recognizes the rapid advancements in advanced AI systems and their potential for economic growth, innovation, and job creation across sectors.
- Stresses the need to strike a balance between the economic benefits of AI and the associated risks.
- For e.g. issues around fairness, privacy, and intellectual property rights
- The New Delhi declaration has attempted to find a balance between innovation and the risks associated with AI systems.
Values and Principles
- Advocates for a global framework rooted in democratic values and human rights.
- Emphasizes the protection of personal data, intellectual property rights, privacy, security and safeguarding dignity and well-being.
- Promotes innovation and advocates for responsible, sustainable, and human-centred AI use.
Equitable Access
- Supports equitable access to critical resources for AI innovation, including computing, diverse datasets, algorithms, software, and testbeds.
- Agreed to support AI innovation in the agriculture sector as a new “thematic priority”, recognizing its potential impact on global food security.
Diverse Membership and Inclusivity
- Commits to pursue a diverse membership, particularly focusing on low- and middle-income countries to ensure a broad range of expertise and experiences.
- Senegal, a current member of the grouping, was elevated to the steering committee of the GPAI.
Contrast with Bletchley Declaration
- The GPAI New Delhi declaration addresses the need to tackle AI-related risks.
- However, it largely supports innovation in technology in various sectors, including agriculture and healthcare.
- It contrasts with the Bletchley Declaration signed at the UK AI Safety Summit.
- The Bletchley Declaration placed a primary focus on addressing security and safety risks associated with AI.
- It highlighted the potential for serious harm and the need for global action to mitigate these risks.
Evolution of India's Stance on AI Regulation
- India's perspective on AI regulation has shifted over recent months
- Initially, India did not consider legal intervention for AI regulation.
- However, the current approach involves actively formulating regulations based on a "risk-based, user-harm" strategy.
- The Prime Minister, at the GPAI Summit, emphasized the dual potential of AI and called for a global framework to ensure responsible use.