Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Outreach Session on "Ensuring a Safe, Rapid and Efficient Rollout of Artificial Intelligence" at the G7 Summit in Evian, France on June 18, 2026. He characterized Artificial Intelligence as a transformative force with the potential to redefine human civilization but emphasized that it must ultimately empower people.
Modi highlighted India's recent hosting of the AI Impact Summit and outlined India's human-centric MANAV vision for AI, which requires the technology to be anchored in the principles of inclusivity, security, and public good. Noting that India has always viewed cyberspace as a global public good, he emphasized that democratic countries must have access to AI models that can secure their critical information infrastructure and help them deal with cyber threats.
The Prime Minister called for an integrated approach to AI development where safety, speed and efficiency are addressed together. He made four specific suggestions: AI systems should be safe-by-design; AI deployment must be accompanied by common standards, testing frameworks, and regulatory guidelines; there should be effective global cooperation to deal with deepfakes, misinformation and cyber fraud; and the benefits of AI must reach countries of the Global South to ensure an inclusive world.
Modi concluded by stating that AI must expand human potential, empower human choice and protect human dignity, and noted that India would continue to work with partners to promote these objectives. The address was part of India's participation in the G7 Summit outreach sessions.