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22/11/22 06:12 AM IST

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

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  • France, the outgoing Council Chair, will hand over the presidency to India at the third edition of the annual GPAI summit, which began in Tokyo recently. 
About GPAI 
  • The Global Partnership in Artificial Intelligence was launched on June 15, 2020. It is a multi-stakeholder initiative that was developed by the G7 alliance.
  • Its objective is to fill the gap between theory and practice on artificial intelligence by promoting cutting-edge research and related activities.
  • This initiative promotes global cooperation on artificial intelligence technology by bringing together experts from fields like science, industry, civil society, governments, international bodies and academia on a single platform.
  • The inaugural edition of the GPAI summit was held on December 3 and 4 of 2020.
  • It was hosted by Montreal, Canada.
  • The second edition was held on November 11 and 12, 2021.
  • The two offices of the GPAI are situated in these two cities, with one in each location.
Members 
  • The GPAI currently has 25 member states.
  • These are Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, the US and the EU.
  • India became part of this international alliance in 2020 as a founding member.
Source- Hindustan Times 

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