PM Modi praises AI’s role in ‘public good’ at ongoing summit; shares information in Sanskrit | India News

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Welcoming the ongoing India Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit on Monday, it said its goal of ensuring benefits from artificial intelligence is fully in line with the need to make technology benefit the wider public.In his X post on the second day of the summit, PM Modi said: “Intelligence, reasoning and decision-making abilities make science and technology useful to the common people. India Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit Artificial Intelligence also aims to demonstrate how artificial intelligence can be used to benefit everyone. [Intelligence, rationality and decision-making help make science and technology beneficial for society. This is also the goal of the India AI Impact Summit that AI is used for benefit of all”

The Prime Minister also shared a Sanskrit verse — “शुश्रूषा श्रवणं चैव ग्रहणं धारणां तथा। ऊहापोहोऽर्थविज्ञानं तत्त्वज्ञानं च धीगुणाः॥ [The desire to listen, attentive listening, comprehension, retention, reasoning, decision-making, understanding meaning and knowledge of principles – all these are qualities of the intellect and form the foundation of intelligence.]The summit is the first global artificial intelligence event held in a country in the southern hemisphere, attracting more than 20 heads of state, more than 60 ministers and about 500 global artificial intelligence leaders. Policymakers, technology companies, academic institutions and industry stakeholders participated in the event, which aimed to translate AI deliberations into tangible development outcomes under the IndiaAI Mission and Digital India Initiative.Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to deliver a speech on February 19. After declaring the expo open on February 16, he interacted with exhibitors including startups and research institutions to showcase AI-driven solutions across industries. He was accompanied by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Jitin Prasada.This CIIE has a total of 10 special venues with a total area of ​​more than 70,000 square meters and more than 300 exhibition halls. With more than 600 startups participating, the event is expected to attract more than 250,000 visitors, including representatives from around the world.