India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla today said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) must always serve humanity and should not be allowed to become a tool for controlling human beings. He stressed the need for AI to be rooted in spiritual wisdom and ethical responsibility, asserting that only then can it become a force for societal good.

Shri Birla made these remarks while delivering the inaugural address at an international conference titled "Faith and Future: Integrating AI with Spirituality" at Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. The conference is being organized in collaboration with the Future of Life Institute (USA).

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Birla unde...