Global Partnership on AI

Context: India is hosting the fourth annual Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) Summit, a three-day event from 12th to 14th December 2023, in New Delhi. 

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

  • Global Partnership on AI is a multi-stakeholder initiative to promote responsible development and use of AI. 
  • Aim:
    • To bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.
    • To foster international collaboration and cooperation on AI.
    • To facilitate the adoption of best practices and guide AI policy development.
  • Launched: June 2020. India is a founding member of GPAI.
  • Members: Presently, GPAI has 29 members including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
  • GPAI has a Council and a Steering Committee, supported by a Secretariat hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and two Centres of Expertise (in Montreal and Paris). 
  • GPAI has four working groups on the themes of Responsible AI, Data Governance, the Future of Work, and Innovation and Commercialisation.

Practise Question:

Q. Which one of the following statements best describes the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI):

(a) An initiative by BRICS nations for adoption of best practices on AI policy development.

(b) An Act passed by the European Parliament to regulate Artificial Intelligence.

(c) A multi-stakeholder initiative to promote responsible development and use of AI.

(d) A U.S. led initiative to ban deployment of high-risk AI technology.

Answer: (c) 


UPSC PYQ 2019

Q. Which of the following adopted a law on data protection and privacy for its citizens known as ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ in April 2016 and started implementation of it from 25th May, 2018?

(a)    Australia

(b)    Canada

(c)    The European Union

(d)    The United States of America

Answer: (c)

Share this with friends ->

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

The maximum upload file size: 20 MB. You can upload: image, document, archive. Drop files here

Discover more from Compass by Rau's IAS

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading