President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said there is a need for coordination between artificial intelligence (AI) and human compassion for nation building. Kovind was speaking at an event here to confer national awards to meritorious teachers from across the country.
"We have abundance of knowledge and then we have good values but in the era of globalisation and competition, we need to have a coordination between artificial intelligence and human compassion, a balance between digital levelling and character building for nation building as it will not only make us knowledgable individuals but better human beings," the President said.
"The world is moving from information era to knowledge era. However, knowledge alone will not be able to ensure the safety of human civilisation. Along with knowledge, it is also necessary to have a conscience. Only when knowledge is combined with wisdom, it can solve human problems," he said.
Forty-six teachers, shortlisted by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry from across the country, were conferred the awards. The awards are given to teachers to acknowledge their contribution and honour their commitment to better quality of school education and enriching the lives of students.