Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 8 urged startups to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) for societal good. Chairing a roundtable with Indian AI startups at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, PM Modi urged making AI affordable, inclusive, and transparent.
Calling his interaction with the youngsters “memorable and insightful”, he urged them to use AI for the betterment of society. PM Modi also lauded the AI-based startups for working in myriad fields ranging from e-commerce to material research to healthcare.
“Talked AI with youngsters from the Indian startup world. It was a memorable and insightful interaction, in which they shared their vision and work on how India is transforming the world of AI,” PM Modi shared in a post on social media platform X.
“It is commendable how these startups are working on diverse fields such as e-commerce, marketing, engineering simulations, material research, healthcare, medical research, and more. We discussed how AI can be leveraged to further societal good,” he added.
PM Modi also reiterated his Government’s support to all those working on AI so that we can strengthen the spirit of ‘Made in India, Made for the World.’ Stressed on making AI affordable, inclusive, and transparent”. He also suggested that Indian AI models should be distinct and should promote local and indigenous content and regional languages.
