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New Delhi, February 19 :
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the future of Artificial Intelligence will be shaped by those who combine technology with humanity. He delivered the remarks while addressing the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
Macron praised India’s role in strengthening Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). According to him, India has built a system that helps citizens enter the digital economy at scale.
For example, Macron mentioned a street vendor in Mumbai. Ten years ago, the vendor could not open a bank account. Today, the same person can accept payments through a smartphone.
He also highlighted India’s digital identity system for 1.4 billion people. In addition, he praised India’s payment network that processes 20 billion transactions every month.
Macron further spoke about India’s digital health ecosystem. He said the country has issued 500 million digital health IDs.
Macron Says AI Can Transform Key Sectors
Macron said AI can help humanity innovate faster. At the same time, he said the technology must serve society responsibly.
He noted that AI can disrupt sectors like healthcare, energy, mobility, agriculture and public services. Moreover, he said such transformation should benefit mankind.
France Praises India’s Sovereign AI Approach
Macron said AI has become a major field of strategic global competition. As a result, chips, GPUs and AI models now influence geopolitics and macroeconomics.
However, Macron said India has shown a different approach. He praised India’s choice of building small language models. These models remain task-specific and can run on smartphones.
Additionally, Macron said India built the first government-funded AI system. He also said the country deployed 38,000 GPUs at affordable rates for startups.
India AI Impact Summit 2026 Focuses on Human-Centric AI
The India AI Impact Summit is the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South. It aims to promote AI for Humanity and human-centric development.
Furthermore, the summit focuses on rights protection, fair benefits, sustainable AI growth and inclusive economic progress.day, the same person can accept payments through a mobile phone.
The French President highlighted India’s digital identity system. He said India created a digital identity for 1.4 billion people. He also praised India’s payment system that processes 20 billion transactions every month.
Macron also spoke about India’s health infrastructure. He said the system has issued 500 million digital health IDs.
Macron Says AI Can Transform Key Sectors
Macron said AI can help humanity innovate faster. He said the technology can improve healthcare, energy, mobility, agriculture and public services.
He recalled the AI Action Summit held in Paris last year. France and India co-hosted the summit. Macron said both countries agreed that AI should serve society.
India’s Sovereign AI Choice Gets Praise
Macron said AI has become a major field of global competition. He added that GPUs, chips and AI models now affect geopolitics and economies.
He praised India’s focus on small language models. He said these models are task-specific and can run on smartphones.
Macron said India built the first government-funded AI system. He also said India deployed 38,000 GPUs at affordable rates for startups.
India AI Impact Summit 2026 Focuses on Human-Centric AI
The India AI Impact Summit is the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South. The summit focuses on the idea of AI for Humanity.
It aims to promote human-centric AI. It also focuses on rights protection, fairness, sustainability and inclusive growth.
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