French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo credit: AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday (10 January 2024) that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Paris on a bilateral visit next month and will also attend the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit.
“France will host the AI Summit, a summit for action, on February 11-12. This summit will enable an international discussion on artificial intelligence. It will be on the ground, and this will enable dialogue with AI, the United States, China, and other major powers such as India, which will play a role, as well as the Gulf states,” Macron said in Paris.
The Hindu reported last week that two mega-defense deals worth more than $10 billion combined, 26 Rafale-M fighter jets for the navy and three additional Scorpene-class submarines, were announced and finalized during the visit. It was reported that it was inside. An announcement regarding the two transactions is expected to be submitted to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for approval in the coming weeks.
Previous editions of the AI Summit were held in the UK in November 2023 and in South Korea in May 2024. In the next round, France said it would focus on concrete actions to ensure the global AI sector drives positive social contributions. Economic and environmental outcomes in the public interest. The summit will address five key themes: AI in the public interest, the future of work, innovation and culture, trust in AI, and global governance of AI.
India is in talks with France to jointly develop a 110KN aeroengine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), a fifth-generation jet, but this is in the study stage and will take at least 10 years before a prototype is released. . But officials said there are still unresolved issues.
issued – January 11, 2025 12:44 AM IST
