Artificial Intelligence (AI) is promising a profound technological transformation and relentless innovation that will have wide-ranging benefits to society. Nowhere does this hold greater potential than in the burgeoning relationship between the United States (US) and India—two powerhouse democracies with complementary strengths: on one side stands the United States with its leading technology, unmatched innovation capacity, and vast financial capital; and on the other is India, with its large talent pool in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields, and immense data resources. To unlock AI’s full potential, the governments, businesses, and academic and research institutions of both countries must work together. This publication seeks to offer some of the viable ways by which US-India cooperation in AI can be done. As AI and technology is emerging as a pillar of the bilateral relationship, India and the US are heightening cooperation in the technology domain, driven by a blend of strategic and commercial incentives anchored in their respective national interests. This kind of technology partnership, however, is not new and can be traced back to the 2005 landmark US-India Civil Nuclear Initiative, which catalysed broader cooperation in science, technology, and defence.
Shaping U.S.-India A.I. Cooperation: Insights from the Inaugural U.S.-India A.I. Fellowship Program
