World impressed by India’s AI breakthroughs: PM Modi
Hailing the growing prowess of the country in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the India AI Impact Summit proved to be a turning point in the trajectory of how the world will utilise the power of artificial intelligence in the future and asserted that global leaders were impressed with the breakthroughs achieved by India in the domain.
Making this assertion in his monthly radio broadcast, Mann Ki Baat, Modi also paid a glowing tribute to the late chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa, whose birth anniversary falls two days later, saying she lives in the hearts of people for her efforts towards the welfare of women and maintenance of law and order.
In his address, the Prime Minister also asked people to remain vigilant against online financial fraud and digital arrest and appealed to all to comply with requests from banks for doing KYC (know your customer), as it is crucial for an individual’s bank account safety.
Modi said the country recently witnessed an achievement during the AI Summit held in the city, where leaders from many countries, industry leaders, innovators, and people associated with the start-up sector came together.
“This summit proved to be a turning point in the trajectory of how the world will utilise the power of AI in the future,” he said. At the summit, Modi said, he showed myriad things to world leaders, especially two things which impressed them a lot.
He said the first product was at Amul’s booth, where it was explained how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is helping people in the treatment of animals and how farmers keep track of their livestock with the help of 24x7 AI assistance.
The Prime Minister said the second product was related to Indian culture, and leaders from all over the world were amazed to see how, with the help of AI, India is preserving ancient texts, knowledge and manuscripts and adapting them in accordance with today’s generation.
At the summit, the world got to see India’s amazing capabilities in the field of AI, and during the event, India also launched three ‘Made in India’ AI models, he said, noting it was the biggest AI summit ever.
On the growing incidents of digital arrest and digital fraud, he said many senior citizens and innocent people have become victims of such financial crimes, and hence it was very important to remain alert and vigilant.
The Prime Minister also referred to many Indian origin players playing for other nations in the T-20 World Cup, noting it gives joy to the people.
“The Canadian team has the highest number of players of Indian origin. Team captain Dilpreet Bajwa was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab. Navneet Dhaliwal is from Chandigarh. This list includes many names like Harsh Thakar and Shreyas Mowa, who are raising the pride of not only Canada but also India as well,” he said.
Modi also had a message for students appearing for various final examinations. Calling students “exam warriors”, he said their worth is not determined by their mark sheet.
