*12th Feb, 2025* *News of the Day* *PM Modi Co-Chair of AI Summit held in Paris* *Introduction* The President of France Emmanuel Macron has chaired the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris held on February 11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi co-chaired the Summit. *India at AI summit* The invitation to India to co-chair the AI Summit is being seen as a recognition of New Delhi’s approach to AI, and its expanding role in the domain of new and emerging technologies. While China is a global leader in this breakthrough technology, the choice made by Paris signals the importance it attaches to shared values and convergences. India will share its views on the democratisation of AI, and on bringing its benefits to the Global South. *Previous AI Summits* The Paris Summit will seek to build on the two summits held in the United Kingdom in November 2023 and South Korea in May 2024. The Bletchley Park Declaration (UK) signed at the AI Safety Summit, which was attended by 28 countries, affirmed that AI should be designed, developed, deployed, and used in a manner that is safe, human-centric, trustworthy, and responsible. The Seoul Summit, co-hosted by the UK, was attended by 27 nations. The Seoul Declaration reaffirmed their commitment to international cooperation on AI, and to addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by the new technology. The Seoul Summit also proposed a network of AI Safety Institutes. Relevance: GS Prelims & Mains Paper III; Economics Source: Indian Express *Download the Complete Daily Current Affairs Pdf* https://www.prepmate.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/News-Juice-12th-February-2025.pdf