UPSC Prelims 2025 · Question 55 of 100
UPSC Prelims 2025 question on AI Action Summit Paris
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2025
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectInternational Relations
- TopicCurrent Affairs
- DifficultyEasy
- TypeStatement
Consider the following statements regarding AI Action Summit held in Grand Palais, Paris in February 2025:
I. Co-chaired with India, the event builds on the advances made at the Bletchley Park Summit held in 2023 and the Seoul Summit held in 2024.
II. Along with other countries US and UK also signed the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer: A. I only
Verdict
Only Statement I is correct → Option (a).
Statement by statement
Statement I – CORRECT: The AI Action Summit held at the Grand Palais in Paris on February 10–11, 2025, was co-chaired by France and India. It built upon the progress made at the Bletchley Park Summit in 2023 and the Seoul Summit in 2024, aiming to advance global cooperation on AI governance and development. Hence Statement I is correct.
Statement II – INCORRECT: While the summit introduced a declaration on 'inclusive and sustainable' AI, the United States and the United Kingdom declined to sign it. Their refusal was based on concerns over national security and the belief that the declaration did not adequately address global AI governance. Hence Statement II is not correct.
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