New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- A set of common initiatives and directives signed by India, the US, China and 83 other countries at the recently concluded India AI Impact Summit will shape global collaborations on artificial intelligence (AI) despite the agreement being non-binding in nature, said a top bureaucrat who spearheaded the declaration.

On Saturday, the government released the New Delhi declaration that was signed by 88 entities, including the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

The declaration underlined the setting up of two platforms for global sharing of tools and principles in AI, as well as a global network of scientific institutes that pledged to collaborate in various areas of rese...