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empowerment rather than a footprint while accelerating
source of further inequality: climate resilience and
• People : The People Sutra environmental protection. It
envisions AI as a force upholds that technological
for human progress— progress must align with
respecting cultural diversity, planetary stewardship,
preserving dignity, and ensuring AI strengthens
ensuring inclusion in its rather than undermines
design and deployment. global sustainability.
It affirms that technology • Progress : The Progress Sutra
must remain human- envisages AI as an engine for
centred, advance people- inclusive growth—aligning
first development while its benefits with global
upholding safety, trust, and development priorities
shared benefit. and equitable access to
• Planet : The Planet Sutra opportunity. It emphasises
calls for AI that advances democratising key AI
innovation responsibly— resources and applying
reducing its resource AI to accelerate socio-

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