News: The number of countries endorsing the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact has increased to 91 signatories.
About New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact
- The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact is a non-binding, multi-nation consensus document for governing the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence.
- Signed by: The declaration has been signed by 91 countries and international organisations.
- Guided by: It is Guided by the principle of “Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya” (Welfare for all, Happiness for all).
- Aim: The declaration aims to bridge the AI Divide by democratizing foundational AI resources for global economic growth and social good.
- Key Features of New Delhi Declaration on AI
- Seven Chakras Framework: The declaration is structured around seven Chakras and represents a broad multilateral consensus on AI governance.
- Democratizing AI Resources: It emphasises affordable digital infrastructure and connectivity as essential for unlocking AI’s full potential and ensuring equitable access to AI resources.
- Economic Growth and Social Good: It promotes open and accessible AI approaches for scalability and adaptability. It notes the Global AI Impact Commons to enable adoption and scaling of successful AI use cases.
- Secure and Trusted AI: It promotes voluntary frameworks, benchmarks, and best practices to build secure, trustworthy, and adaptable AI systems.
- Science and Research Collaboration: It encourages removing barriers and expanding AI research infrastructure to accelerate scientific innovation through global cooperation.
- Access for Social Empowerment: It supports a voluntary platform for exchange of learning and scalable practices to advance AI adoption for social empowerment.
- Human Capital: It stresses skilling, reskilling, AI literacy, and workforce development supported by voluntary guiding principles and playbooks.
- Resilience, Innovation, and Efficiency: It underlines energy-efficient AI systems and recognises voluntary guiding principles and a playbook for resilient AI infrastructure.
