• The annual Group of Seven (G7) Summit, hosted by Japan, took place in Hiroshima initiated the Hiroshima AI process (HAP).
• HAP is an effort by G7 countries to determine a way forward to regulate artificial intelligence (AI).
• Hiroshima AI process (HAP) made a plan for ministers from the respective countries to meet by the end of the year to establish common rules on promoting trustworthy AI.
• HAP will work in cooperation with the OECD and Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) will discuss on generative AI by the end of this year.

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON AI (GPAI)

• It is an international initiative to support responsible and human-centric development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Aim – To bridge the gap between theory and practice on AI by supporting cutting-edge research and applied activities on AI-related priorities.
• It built around a shared commitment to the OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence.
• GPAI is a group of 25-member countries.
• India joined the group as a founding member in 2020.
• It brings together engaged minds and expertise from science, industry, civil society, governments, international organisations and academia to foster international cooperation.

G7

• It is an intergovernmental economic group consisting of 7 largest IMF advanced economies such as Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US.
• EU is also represented within the G7 as an invitee.
• These countries are the 7 major advanced economies as reported by the
• Formerly called G8 with Russia in it, but due to Crimean crisis, Russia was ejected from the group.
• G7 summit is being held annually to discuss economic policies, while the G7 finance ministers have met at least semi-annually.
• It has no binding impact on policy, and all decisions and commitments made at G7 meetings need to be ratified independently by governing bodies of member states.