Paris AI Action Summit
▪ The summit Co-chaired by PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron.
▪ Aim : fostering global cooperation in the development of Artificial Intelligence technologies
▪ The summit is initiated by France in collaboration with UN Environment Programme (UNEP) & International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
▪ India is a founding member
Other AI initiatives
▪ The Union cabinet has approved over Rs 10,300 crore for IndiaAI Mission
▪ BHASHINI – [BHASHa INterface for India] an AI- based language translation tool for Indian languages.
▪ AIRAWAT: India’s AI supercomputer installed at C-DAC, Pune
New Indian Consulate Opens in France
▪ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated a new Indian Consulate in Marseille, France.
▪ Prime Minister Modi co-chaired the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit with Macron in Paris.
▪ The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) was opened in Cadarache near Marseille. This is the first time a leader from another country has visited the ITER facility, which is one of the world’s most important nuclear fusion energy projects.
