French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo credit: AFP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Paris next month on a bilateral visit and will also attend the Action Summit on Artificial Intelligence, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday (Jan 10, 2024).

“France will host the AI ​​Summit on February 11-12, a summit for action. This summit will enable us to have an international debate on artificial intelligence. PM Modi will be there shortly after his official visit to our country. “There will be, and that will give us the opportunity to talk with all the powers, like the US, China and India, as well as the Gulf states,” Mr. Macron said in Paris.

Hindu It was reported last week Two mega defense deals worth over $10 billion, 26 Rafale M fighter jets and three additional ScorpionsClass submarines for the Navy are being finalized for possible announcement and completion during the tour. In preparation for the announcement of the two deals, they are expected to be placed before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for approval in the next two weeks.

The first editions of the AI ​​Summit were held in November 2023 in the UK and in May 2024 in South Korea. On the upcoming edition, France has said that the gathering will focus on concrete initiatives to ensure that the global AI sector delivers beneficial social, economic and environmental outcomes in the public interest. The summit will focus on five core themes – public interest AI, the future of work, innovation and culture, trust in AI, and global governance of AI.

India is in talks with France to co-develop a 110KN aero engine for its fifth-generation jet, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), which is on the drawing board and at least a decade away from prototype rollout. . However, officials said the issues are yet to be worked out.