GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

WHY IN NEWS?

PIB: The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit kickstarted in New Delhi on Tuesday (December 12), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the event.

ABOUT

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence is an international initiative established to guide the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a manner that respects human rights and the shared democratic values of its members.

FOUNDING

The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence was announced on the margins of the 2018 G7 Summit by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President

It was officially launched in June 2020 with fifteen founding members: 

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

 STRUCTURE

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) hosts a dedicated secretariat to support GPAI’s governing bodies and activities.

 UNESCO joined the partnership in December 2020 as an observer

MEMBERS

The following 29 members of the GPAI are:

PRESIDENCY

GPAI has a rotating presidency and host (much like the G7). The presidencies to date have been: