Chennai: RAISE 2020, a a global meeting of minds to exchange ideas and chart a course for using AI for social transformation, inclusion and empowerment in areas like Healthcare, Agriculture, Education and Smart Mobility, among other sectors, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday evening.
The event will witness experts like Dr Manish Gupta, director, Google Research, Gaurav Sharma, VP, IBM India Software Labs, BhaskarGorti, president, Nokia Software, Gargi Dasgupta, director, IBM Research India and CTO, IBM India, and Henri Verdier, French Ambassador for Digital Affairs, Government of France, among others, participating on 8 and October 9 October. The government of India is organizing RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020,’ from 5-9 October.
Gupta and Sharma will talk about scaling AI research to solve big societal problems. Gorti will elaborate on AI for All and will detail measures to make AI accessible. Dasgupta will talk about leveraging AI for pandemic preparedness, while Verdier will share his views on AI governance and creating an institutional mechanism for collaboration and innovation.
From agriculture to fin-tech and healthcare to infrastructure, India is witnessing rapid integration of artificial intelligence across fields. India can become the AI garage of the world and contribute to inclusive development and growth through empowerment, by delivering cutting edge technological solutions.
The RAISE 2020 Summit will serve as a platform for discussion and consensus building to help create a data-rich environment, which will help to eventually transform lives globally.
RAISE 2020 is a first-of-its-kind, global meeting of minds on Artificial Intelligence to drive India’s vision and roadmap for social transformation, inclusion and empowerment through responsible AI. Organised by Government of India along with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and NITI Aayog, the event will witness robust participation from global industry leaders, key opinion makers, Government representatives and academia.
Modi on Monday stressed on responsible use of artificial intelligence and protecting the world against weaponisation of AI by non-state actors.
He said AI has a big role to play in sectors like agriculture, creating next generation urban infrastructure and making disaster management systems stronger.
“It remains our collective responsibility to ensure trust in how AI is used. Algorithm transparency is key to establishing this trust. Equally important is accountability. We must protect the world against weaponisation of AI by non-state actors,” he said.
The Prime Minister said India has recently adopted the National Education Policy 2020 which focuses on technology-based learning and skilling as a major part of education. E-courses will also be developed in various regional languages and dialects, he said.