India’s ambition to widen access to AI and play a crucial role in the fast-developing technology fell short this week, as the country continues to struggle to find its place in an industry dominated by the US and China.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government used the country’s hosting of this year’s Global AI Summit to push top AI groups, including OpenAI and Google, to open source models for specific social ends, such as healthcare, education and agriculture.
“Some countries and companies believe that AI is a strategic asset and should therefore be developed confidentially,” Modi said in his address. He added that the technology would “only benefit the world when it is shared.”