Key facts
- PM Modi spoke at G7 Summit on AI governance
- Called for broad, inclusive access to AI globally
- OpenAI chief also addressed G7 on AI responsibility
- Anthropic and Google DeepMind CEOs called for U.S.-led AI coalition at G7
Business Standard reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his platform at the G7 Summit to assert that access to artificial intelligence must be broad and inclusive, signalling India's position on how global AI governance should be structured. His remarks were directed at the world's most powerful economies, urging them not to allow AI benefits to remain the exclusive preserve of wealthy nations and large corporations.
Modi's intervention comes at a moment when AI regulation and international coalitions around the technology are taking shape rapidly. Also at the G7, OpenAI's chief warned leaders to 'not cede responsibilities' to AI giants, while CEOs of Anthropic and Google DeepMind separately called for a U.S.-led AI coalition — underscoring the high-stakes geopolitical contest around who sets the rules for AI.
For India, which has positioned itself as a major AI talent hub and is pushing its own national AI mission, Modi's call reflects a strategic interest in ensuring that AI frameworks — on data, compute access, and standards — do not disadvantage emerging economies. The G7 discussions are likely to feed into binding or soft-law frameworks that govern AI deployment globally, making India's voice at this forum consequential for its digital future.