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India's AI Future: Unprecedented Potential Meets Ethical Imperatives

At the India AI Impact Summit, SAIPR Chairperson Dr. Chinmay Pandya emphasized the nation's "unprecedented potential" in AI while warning of risks without timely ethical guidelines and regulatory mechanisms. He stressed that AI development must be rooted in spiritual thought, trust, and transparency to ensure it strengthens democratic institutions. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla highlighted the threat of deepfakes to democratic discourse, advocating for safeguards to ensure AI promotes truth. The summit reinforced a global resolve to build human-centric AI systems guided by dignity, equity, and India's civilizational wisdom.

Key Points: India AI Summit: Experts Stress Ethics & Human-Centric AI

  • AI's vast potential in India
  • Need for urgent ethical guidelines
  • Risk of AI falling into wrong hands
  • AI must strengthen democracy
  • Fight against deepfakes & misinformation
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"Unprecedented potential for India," says SAIPR Chairperson on AI Impact Summit

SAIPR Chairperson Dr. Chinmay Pandya highlights AI's potential and ethical risks at India AI Impact Summit, calling for spiritual thought in governance.

"There is certainly unprecedented potential for India. - Dr. Chinmay Pandya"

New Delhi, January 20

Dr. Chinmay Pandya, Chairperson of SAIPR, highlighted the vast potential of Artificial Intelligence in India at the India AI Impact Summit, while also stressing the need for ethical guidelines and regulatory mechanisms.

Pandya, in a conversation with ANI, on the sidelines of the AI Summit on Friday, said, "There is certainly unprecedented potential for India. Where there is fire, there is smoke. The advent of AI will certainly increase accessibility. AI is dominating every aspect of health, education, governance, warfare, but if ethical guidelines and regulatory mechanisms are not developed at the right time, it could fall into the wrong hands, which is a matter of concern. Keeping this in mind, we are holding an AI for Democracy talk here today."

He emphasised the importance of spiritual thought in shaping AI ethics,

"The ethical guidelines that we talk about cannot be without spiritual thought. The basis is on, trust, truth and transparency. First, there trust. Every relationship in is trust. Friendship is trust. Second, there should transparency," he added.

Further, Dr. Pandya elaborated on the need for human-centric AI, stating that artificial intelligence must strengthen democratic institutions rather than centralise authority. He further added that democracy in the AI age must remain firmly human-centric.

In a post on X, he said, "AI must strengthen democratic institutions -- not centralize authority. Technology must deepen citizen participation, transparency & accountability. Scientific innovation must harmonise with ethical consciousness & spiritual intelligence. Democracy in the AI age must remain human-centric. The dialogue reinforced a shared global resolve: To build AI systems that uphold dignity, equity & rights. To ensure inclusive digital public infrastructure. To shape governance models rooted in trust and collective welfare. India's civilizational wisdom offers timeless guidance for this transformation."

He was at the special session titled "AI for Democracy" at the India AI Impact Summit held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, along with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Speaker Birla, in the session, drew attention to the growing challenges posed by deepfakes and misinformation while stressing the need for developing robust safeguards alongside technological advancements to protect democratic discourse from manipulation and confusion.

He emphasised that Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be used to strengthen truth and credibility, not to distort or suppress facts.

Birla noted that AI has the potential to make democracy more transparent, accountable and citizen-centric. He stressed that the nation's guiding principle has always been "Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya" for the welfare and happiness of all. India, he noted, works with the spirit of global well-being, rooted in its enduring civilizational values.

- ANI

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Sarah B
Integrating spiritual thought into AI ethics is a fascinating and uniquely Indian perspective. "Sarvajan Hitaya" – for the welfare of all – is a perfect guiding principle for tech development. Hope this leads to concrete policy.
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Vikram M
The part about AI strengthening democracy, not centralizing authority, is crucial. With elections coming up, the warning about deepfakes is very real. We need those safeguards yesterday! Good to see the issue being highlighted at such a summit.
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Priya S
While I appreciate the vision, I hope this isn't just talk. We hear "unprecedented potential" often, but on the ground, we need more focus on digital literacy and infrastructure so that the benefits of AI actually reach the common citizen, not just urban elites.
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Rohit P
Human-centric AI is the only way forward. The moment it starts making decisions without human oversight in governance or justice, we're in trouble. Glad the emphasis is on using it as a tool for citizen participation and accountability. Jai Hind! 🙏
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Michael C
Interesting to see India positioning its civilizational wisdom as a guide for global AI ethics. The West often focuses solely on legal frameworks. The blend of ethical consciousness with scientific innovation could be a valuable contribution to the global dialogue.

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