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PM Modi Urges AI Startups to Champion Ethical, Transparent Innovation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a roundtable with Indian AI startups, urging them to develop ethical, unbiased, and transparent AI models grounded in data privacy. He emphasized that India's AI models should be distinct, promoting indigenous content and regional languages while aiming for global leadership through affordable and inclusive innovation. The meeting featured startups qualified for the upcoming AI for ALL: Global Impact Challenge, working in areas from multilingual LLMs to healthcare diagnostics. Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Jitin Prasada were also present as startups commended India's growing role in the global AI ecosystem.

Key Points: Modi's Call for Ethical AI: India's Path to Global Leadership

  • Ethical & transparent AI models
  • Promotion of local languages & content
  • Affordable & inclusive global AI leadership
  • India AI Impact Summit 2026 host
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PM Modi urges India's AI startups to be ethical, transparent in their work

PM Modi urges Indian AI startups to build ethical, transparent models based on data privacy, promoting indigenous content and global leadership.

"India should present a unique AI model to the world that reflects the spirit of 'Made in India, Made for the World'. - PM Modi"

New Delhi, Jan 8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted India's AI startups to ensure that their models are ethical, unbiased, transparent, and based on data privacy principles.

Chairing a roundtable with Indian AI startups at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, the Prime Minister urged them to work towards global leadership from India as the country can promote affordable and inclusive AI, as well as frugal innovation globally. He also suggested that Indian AI models should be distinct and should promote local and indigenous content and regional languages.

The Prime Minister emphasised that startups and AI entrepreneurs are the co-architects of India's future and said that the country has immense capacity for both innovation and large-scale implementation. He added that India should present a unique AI model to the world that reflects the spirit of "Made in India, Made for the World".

PM Modi highlighted the importance of artificial intelligence in bringing about transformation in society. He noted that India will host the India AI Impact Summit 2026 next month, through which the country will play a major role in the technology sector.

Twelve Indian AI startups, who have qualified for the AI for ALL: Global Impact Challenge to be held as part of the AI Impact Summit 2026, attended the roundtable and presented their ideas and work.

These startups are working in a diverse set of areas, including Indian language foundation models, multilingual LLMs, speech-to-text, text-to-audio and text-to-video; 3D content using generative AI for e-commerce, marketing, and personalised content creation; engineering simulations, material research and advanced analytics for data-driven decision-making across industries; healthcare diagnostics and medical research, among others.

The AI start-ups commended India's strong commitment to advancing the artificial intelligence ecosystem in the country. They highlighted the rapid growth and vast future potential of the AI sector, observing that the centre of gravity of artificial intelligence innovation and deployment is beginning to shift towards India. The leaders said that India now offers a robust and enabling environment for AI development, firmly placing the country on the global AI map.

The meeting was attended by CEOs, heads and representatives of Indian AI startups, including Avataar, BharatGen, Fractal, Gan, Genloop, Gnani, Intellihealth, Sarvam, Shodh AI, Soket AI, Tech Mahindra, and Zenteiq. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State Jitin Prasada were also present during the meeting.

- IANS

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Priya S
Promoting local languages and indigenous content through AI is crucial. So many of our grandparents and people in rural areas can't access tech because it's all in English. This inclusion can truly be transformative.
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Rohit P
The focus on frugal innovation is key. We don't need to copy the West's resource-heavy models. India can lead in creating affordable, scalable AI solutions for healthcare and agriculture that actually reach the common man.
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Sarah B
As someone working in tech, the emphasis on ethics and transparency is refreshing but also the hardest part. The real test will be in the implementation and regulation. Hope the government provides clear guidelines.
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Karthik V
Good initiative. But respectfully, we also need to ensure these startups get sustained funding and a stable policy environment, not just motivational speeches. The vision is great, execution is everything. All the best to the 12 startups!
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Meera T
AI for healthcare diagnostics mentioned here could be a game-changer for a country like ours with doctor shortages in remote areas. If it's affordable and works in regional languages, it will save countless lives. 🙏

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