AI Summit reflects India’s call for inclusive innovation and democratic access to technology: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said that the recent AI Impact Summit in India sent a strong message that creativity and innovation cannot remain confined to a select few.

Speaking at the exhibition “From Shunya to Ananta” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on May 11, Jaishankar said the exhibition serves as a reminder that mathematics is a universal language whose spread has contributed — and continues to contribute — to the global good.

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He said the United Nations, as the world’s foremost platform for international cooperation, can draw inspiration from this message in its efforts to promote deeper global collaboration.

“Today, we present to you an exposition on Indian civilisation’s contribution to mathematics. But it could equally apply to other societies and different domains. We need to appreciate that democratisation of technology — indeed, democratisation of the world — requires a democratisation of history. It is only by correcting the distortions of the past that we can accurately address the issues of the future,” Jaishankar remarked.

The External Affairs Minister further said that while discussions at the United Nations frequently revolve around a shared human heritage, the global narrative of scientific progress has for too long been viewed through a narrow lens, restricted both geographically and historically.

He noted that the ongoing geopolitical churn, which is ushering in political and economic rebalancing, is also paving the way for cultural rebalancing.

“That will happen by creating space for diverse narratives, including a more comprehensive understanding of our past,” Jaishankar stated.