Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith stated on Aug 24 that India needs to export artificial intelligence talent. Smith stated at a US-India Strategic Partnership Forum event that the health of democracies is at stake and that new ways to sustain economic growth are needed.

"The future of India, in many ways, will involve not just bringing talent to the countries but also bringing more talents with a background in AI," Smith said.

He stated that responsible AI needs to be developed that fundamentally serves human-centered principles such as security, privacy, and inclusion.

Smith said the role of AI is to enhance productivity in a smarter way, and there is a need to develop it through partnerships between educators and entrepreneurs in countries like India and the US.

"There is no doubt that you can go anywhere in the world and find a talented company, and I guarantee you will find a talented person who grew up in India." "There are approximately 6 million of them in the United States, including my boss Satya Nadela," he said.

Smith was speaking following an on-stage discussion with Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on "US-India Partnership: Bridging the Skill Gap."

During the conversation, Chandrasekhar stated that India is establishing skills centres in 30 countries to meet the government's local requirements on demand.