London [UK], March 25 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that both India and the United Kingdom have emerged as global “AI superpowers”, highlighting growing technological cooperation between the two countries.
Speaking at an AI-focused event hosted by the High Commission of India in London, Sunak cited the Stanford AI Index, noting that the two countries rank among the world’s leading AI powers. While acknowledging that India has recently overtaken the UK in the rankings, he made a light-hearted reference to sporting rivalry in the ICC Test rankings.
“According to the globally respected Stanford AI Index, both India and the UK are ranked as AI superpowers. Although India has recently overtaken the UK in the rankings, I reminded Prime Minister Modi at the summit that England remains ahead in the ICC Test rankings,” he said.
Sunak emphasised that India and the UK share a similar philosophy on AI governance, preferring innovation-friendly, principles-first approaches over heavy-handed regulation. “Both India and the UK share a common outlook on AI: neither of us favours the EU’s top-down regulatory approach or the ad-hoc nature of the US response. Instead, we embrace a principles-first, pragmatic, pro-innovation attitude. I believe we can unite countries around this sensible approach, even in a polarised world,” he added.
He also underlined the importance of cooperation to ensure the safe development of emerging technologies, noting that India set up its AI Security Institute last year and calling for closer ties between that body and the UK’s equivalent. “Last year, India established its own AI Security Institute, and we must work together to foster greater cooperation between these institutes. Just as our intelligence-sharing keeps us safe from shared terrorist threats, joint efforts between our AI security institutes can protect us from the risks of emerging technologies,” Sunak said.
Sunak described the UK-India Technology Security Initiative as “a powerful example of security cooperation between our nations in the 21st century” that will deepen collaboration on emerging technologies.
India’s High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, said India is emerging as a major AI force with significant potential to collaborate with the UK. He pointed to recent showcases in the UK and India as evidence of the scale of capabilities being built and the opportunity to combine the strengths of both countries in AI.
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