Current Affair 1:

Paris AI Summit 2025

The Prime Minister (PM) of India visited France to co-chair the Paris Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit 2025. 

Also, the 2nd India-France AI Policy Roundtable was held on the sidelines of the summit.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit:

1. The AI Action Summit is a global forum that brings together world leaders, policymakers, technology experts, and industry representatives to discuss AI governance, ethics, and its role in society.
2. The AI Action Summit in Paris is the 3rd summit, following the Bletchley Park Summit (UK 2023) and the Seoul Summit (South Korea 2024).
3. Bletchley Park Declaration (28 countries): Advocated safe, human-centric, and responsible AI.
4. Seoul Summit (27 nations): Reaffirmed international cooperation and proposed a network of AI Safety Institutes.

The AI Action Summit took place on February 10–11, 2025 in Paris, and addressed the ethical, social, and economic implications of AI, ensuring its benefits reach all of humanity.

India is signatory. United States and the United Kingdom didn’t sign the declaration.

What are the Key Outcomes of 2nd India-France AI Policy Roundtable?

The 2nd India-France AI Policy Roundtable was held alongside the AI Action Summit 2025 in Paris.  It was organized by India's Principal Scientific Adviser’s Office, IISc Bengaluru, IndiaAI Mission, and Sciences Po Paris.

Key Takeaways:

1. AI Governance & Ethics: Emphasis on responsible AI, equitable benefit-sharing, techno-legal frameworks, and AI safety. 
2. Discussions covered Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for AI, AI foundation models, global AI governance, and AI’s role in tackling global challenges.
3. Cross-Border AI Collaboration: Focus on data sovereignty, interoperable AI infrastructure, and sovereign AI models, addressing the lack of arbitration mechanisms for cross-border data flows.
4. AI for Global Challenges: Integration of AI in multilingual models, federated computing, and solutions for global issues.

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