India joins Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)

India joins Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)

Part of: GS-Prelims and GS-III – Artificial Intelligence

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• India joined the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI or Gee-Pay) as a founding member to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial intelligence (AI).

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Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

• It is an international and multi-stakeholder initiative to guide the responsible development and use of AI taking into account human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation, and economic growth.
• This is also a first initiative of its type which involves better understanding of the challenges and opportunities around AI using the experience and diversity of participating countries.
• It will be supported by a Secretariat. 
• It will be hosted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, as well as by two Centers of Expertise- one each in Montreal and Paris.
• Other countries who are part of this initiative other than India are: 
  • USA
  • UK
  • EU
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • Republic of Korea
  • Singapore