New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for placing the democratisation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the heart of this summit.

"Thank you for placing the democratisation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the heart of this summit," Georgieva told reporters at the AI Impact Summit.

She also thanked the French President Emmanuel Macron "for taking AI on such a productive journey".

Earlier, while speaking in a panel discussion at the Summit, Georgieva said, "You are fortunate that your country invested in public digital infrastructure, removing barriers to entrepreneurship, and has a youthful, energetic, innovative population embrac...