GREATER NOIDA, May 8 -- Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday urged students to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) instead of fearing it, emphasising the technology's potential to transform key sectors such as agriculture.

"AI cannot replace human wisdom, but it can be a powerful tool for value addition, especially in agri-based businesses," he said while inaugurating an AI lab at Galgotias University in Greater Noida and addressing its convocation ceremony.

Goyal underlined the importance of ethical AI use, particularly in a country where agriculture remains the backbone of the economy. "We need to adopt technology with a sense of responsibility," he said.

The minister also predicted that India will become t...