New Delhi, March 5 -- Union Minister Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday emphasized the need for India to advance in artificial intelligence (AI), saying that the country cannot afford to halt technological progress and will emerge as a global leader in the field.

Dubey was speaking to ANI after a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology at Parliament House Annexe here in Delhi, which he chaired as the Committee's Chairman, and was attended by officials from different ministries.

"...India has to move ahead in artificial intelligence. We cannot stop technology and about one trillion is going to be added to our economy," Dubey told ANI after the meeting.

"In 7-8 years, due to artificial intel...