India, Feb. 19 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said the future of artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be decided by a handful of countries or a few billionaires while praising the ongoing AI Summit in India saying it has a special meaning as it's the first such summit to be held in the Global South.

"Done right, AI can advance sustainable development goals, accelerate breakthroughs in medicine, expand learning opportunities, strengthen food security, bolster climate action and disaster preparedness and improve access to vital public services", he said.

"But it can also deepen inequality, amplify bias and fuel harm. As AI's energy and water demand soar, data centers and supply chains must switch to clean power," he s...