Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 19 outlined a comprehensive and human-centric approach, MANAV Vision, to Artificial Intelligence (AI), urging the global community to balance innovation with responsibility while shaping the future of AI. Addressing the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, PM Modi said the world carries both a “big vision and an equally big responsibility” in the AI era.
“Along with the present generation, we also have to worry about what form of AI we will transfer to the coming generations. Therefore, the real question today is not what AI can do in the future. The question is, what do we do with AI in the present? Such questions have arisen before humanity. The most powerful example is nuclear power. We have seen its destruction, and its positive contribution has also been seen,” he said.
Describing AI as a transformative force, PM Modi cautioned against its misuse. “AI is also a transformative power. If it goes directionless, then it will cause destruction; if it goes in the correct direction, then it will become a solution,” he said, emphasising the need for responsible and ethical use of the technology.
PM Modi introduced what he called the ‘MANAV’ Vision for AI, presenting it as India’s human-centric framework for the 21st Century.
“We must give AI an open sky, but also keep the command in our own hands. Like GPS suggests the route, but the final call on which direction to take remains ours. The direction we take AI in today will determine our future. Friends, today at the New Delhi AI Impact Summit, I present the ‘MANAV’ vision for AI — MANAV, which means a human-centric Indian vision for AI,” he said.
