PM's statement at G7 Summit session on safe, rapid and efficient rollout of AI

📌 Summary:

• PM delivered a statement at the G7 Summit session on ensuring a safe, rapid and efficient rollout of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Core argument: the real test of AI is not how powerful machines become but how empowered the ordinary human is — AI must expand human potential, empower human choice and protect human dignity
• India reiterated its "human-centric AI" approach and presented its MANAV vision (showcased at the India-hosted AI Impact Summit)
• Stressed child safety in AI: without safeguards, AI risks misinformation, deepfakes and exploitation of children
• Framed cyberspace as a Global Public Good; democratic countries should get access to AI models to protect critical information infrastructure
• Four suggestions: (1) safe-by-design AI systems; (2) common standards, testing frameworks and regulatory sandboxes (citing civil-aviation and maritime global rules as models); (3) global cooperation against deepfakes/misinformation/cyber fraud, promoting watermarking; (4) ensure AI benefits reach the Global South so it is inclusive, not divisive

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 IR (G7, plurilateral tech diplomacy) and GS3 S&T — AI governance, ethics and digital public goods

📝 Prelims Facts:

• India's AI vision: MANAV; presented at the India-hosted AI Impact Summit
• AI governance models cited: civil aviation and maritime transport global rules
• "Safe-by-design", regulatory sandboxes and watermarking highlighted as tools

🔑 Key Term: Regulatory Sandbox — a controlled framework allowing live testing of new technologies under relaxed, supervised regulation so innovation and oversight advance together