PM Narendra Modi Meets Bill Gates, Talks About Need For Digital Bridge, Cons Of AI-Generated Deep Fake Content

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and discussed the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence (AI technology) at the G20 Summit. "AI is very important. Sometimes, I jokingly say that in our country, we call our mother 'Aai'. Now I say that when a child is born, he says 'Aai' as well as AI as children have become so advanced," the Prime Minister told Bill Gates while discussing the AI technology which can translate live speeches in different languages.

PM Modi also showed how Indian technology is growing by asking Gatest to take a selfie through his (NaMo) app and displayed several new functions including face recognition in the app.

During the discussion, PM Modi highlighted the rapidly growing threat of deepfake content generated by misusing AI and called for precautions and measures. PM Modi said, "In a democratic country like India, anybody can use deepfake.It's crucial to acknowledge that deepfake content is AI-generated. We need to think about some dos and don'ts".

PM Modi added that people should be properly guided about use and misuse of AI.

"If we use AI as a magic tool, it will perhaps lead to a grave injustice. If AI is relied on out of laziness then it is the wrong path," said Prime Minister Modi.

PM Modi also talked about the need for a digital bridge in the same world.

"When I used to hear about the digital divide in the world, I used to think that I would not allow anything like that to happen in my country. Digital public infrastructure is a major requirement in itself," PM said.