I'm in New Delhi for the #AIImpactSummit, the first of these global convenings to be held in the Global South. That matters a great deal.
And yet: Whose voices shape the agenda? Which communities are centered ? Which are displaced? The contradictions are as visible and important as the ambitions.
And yet: Whose voices shape the agenda? Which communities are centered ? Which are displaced? The contradictions are as visible and important as the ambitions.
"Any claims of AI solving for population scale problems must be matched against the reality of the Global South, in which young boys were applying enamel paint on the railings... with their bare hands to prepare for the arrival of Silicon Valley CEOs." www.techpolicy.press/indias-ai-im...
India’s ‘AI Impact Summit’ Promises Little More Than Spectacle
The fourth in a series of convenings that kicked off in Bletchley Park in 2023, the summit is the first held in the Global South, writes Apar Gupta.
www.techpolicy.press
February 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I'm in New Delhi for the #AIImpactSummit, the first of these global convenings to be held in the Global South. That matters a great deal.
And yet: Whose voices shape the agenda? Which communities are centered ? Which are displaced? The contradictions are as visible and important as the ambitions.
And yet: Whose voices shape the agenda? Which communities are centered ? Which are displaced? The contradictions are as visible and important as the ambitions.
Amitabh Kant
Phenomenal speech by @EmmanuelMacron at the #AIImpactSummit . My favourite and a most charismatic leader.
Phenomenal speech by @EmmanuelMacron at the #AIImpactSummit . My favourite and a most charismatic leader.
February 20, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Amitabh Kant
Phenomenal speech by @EmmanuelMacron at the #AIImpactSummit . My favourite and a most charismatic leader.
Phenomenal speech by @EmmanuelMacron at the #AIImpactSummit . My favourite and a most charismatic leader.
Governments regulate AI and deploy it across public uses. This AI Policy & Governance Working Group panel @ #AIImpactSummit examines accountability, procurement and safety when the state is both regulator and user. @gaiamarcus.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social @futureoflife.org impact.indiaai.gov.in
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Governments regulate AI and deploy it across public uses. This AI Policy & Governance Working Group panel @ #AIImpactSummit examines accountability, procurement and safety when the state is both regulator and user. @gaiamarcus.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social @futureoflife.org impact.indiaai.gov.in
Teaching #AI responsibly, when resources are limited
Before we gather at the India #AIImpactSummit 2026, this official MozFest pre-summit session will ground the conversation in real classrooms.
Join us.
schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/225
Before we gather at the India #AIImpactSummit 2026, this official MozFest pre-summit session will ground the conversation in real classrooms.
Join us.
schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/225
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Teaching #AI responsibly, when resources are limited
Before we gather at the India #AIImpactSummit 2026, this official MozFest pre-summit session will ground the conversation in real classrooms.
Join us.
schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/225
Before we gather at the India #AIImpactSummit 2026, this official MozFest pre-summit session will ground the conversation in real classrooms.
Join us.
schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/225
Join the discussion on the Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit at events across India. openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 🇮🇳 🌐 Thanks to our sponsors @infosys.bsky.social, UK Government, @controlplane.io, motia, and NeevCloud 🤩 #IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd
July 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Join the discussion on the Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit at events across India. openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 🇮🇳 🌐 Thanks to our sponsors @infosys.bsky.social, UK Government, @controlplane.io, motia, and NeevCloud 🤩 #IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd
February 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Modi offers his MANAV (or human) Vision for AI @ #AIImpactSummit
M: moral and ethical AI systems
A: accountable AI governance
N: national AI + data sovereignty
A: accessible and inclusive AI
V: AI should be valid and verifiable
What these principles mean in practice in India remains to be seen.
M: moral and ethical AI systems
A: accountable AI governance
N: national AI + data sovereignty
A: accessible and inclusive AI
V: AI should be valid and verifiable
What these principles mean in practice in India remains to be seen.
Honored to have served on the #UN High-level Advisory Board on AI. Today @ #AIImpactSummit three of our recommendations are advancing: an International Scientific Panel and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance are just underway and a new Global Fund for AI was announced www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtSR...
PM Modi & Global Leaders arrive at AI Impact Summit | Shaping the Future of AI Together
YouTube video by IndiaAI
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Modi offers his MANAV (or human) Vision for AI @ #AIImpactSummit
M: moral and ethical AI systems
A: accountable AI governance
N: national AI + data sovereignty
A: accessible and inclusive AI
V: AI should be valid and verifiable
What these principles mean in practice in India remains to be seen.
M: moral and ethical AI systems
A: accountable AI governance
N: national AI + data sovereignty
A: accessible and inclusive AI
V: AI should be valid and verifiable
What these principles mean in practice in India remains to be seen.
Honored to have served on the #UN High-level Advisory Board on AI. Today @ #AIImpactSummit three of our recommendations are advancing: an International Scientific Panel and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance are just underway and a new Global Fund for AI was announced www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtSR...
PM Modi & Global Leaders arrive at AI Impact Summit | Shaping the Future of AI Together
YouTube video by IndiaAI
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Honored to have served on the #UN High-level Advisory Board on AI. Today @ #AIImpactSummit three of our recommendations are advancing: an International Scientific Panel and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance are just underway and a new Global Fund for AI was announced www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtSR...
"Creators should know if their work has been used to train a system. There should be simple ways to track where content comes from and how it is used.
Transparency should not be optional."
Ziyaad Bhorat, Mozilla Foundation #AIImpactSummit
brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital...
Transparency should not be optional."
Ziyaad Bhorat, Mozilla Foundation #AIImpactSummit
brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital...
India AI Impact Summit 2026: AI and the future of creativity
AI And Creativity: Generative artificial intelligence is changing how creative work is made, shared and valued. From films and music to scriptwriting and design, machines can now produce content in se...
brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
"Creators should know if their work has been used to train a system. There should be simple ways to track where content comes from and how it is used.
Transparency should not be optional."
Ziyaad Bhorat, Mozilla Foundation #AIImpactSummit
brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital...
Transparency should not be optional."
Ziyaad Bhorat, Mozilla Foundation #AIImpactSummit
brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital...
“AI must belong to everyone.”
At #AIImpactSummit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined the path forward:
🔬 Independent International Scientific Panel
🌐 Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance
💰 $3B Global Fund
Shared evidence. Inclusive governance. Investment in capacity.
#DigitalCooperation
At #AIImpactSummit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined the path forward:
🔬 Independent International Scientific Panel
🌐 Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance
💰 $3B Global Fund
Shared evidence. Inclusive governance. Investment in capacity.
#DigitalCooperation
February 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM
“AI must belong to everyone.”
At #AIImpactSummit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined the path forward:
🔬 Independent International Scientific Panel
🌐 Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance
💰 $3B Global Fund
Shared evidence. Inclusive governance. Investment in capacity.
#DigitalCooperation
At #AIImpactSummit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres outlined the path forward:
🔬 Independent International Scientific Panel
🌐 Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance
💰 $3B Global Fund
Shared evidence. Inclusive governance. Investment in capacity.
#DigitalCooperation
Sorry…not sorry…to share that our Hyderabad event on 4th August is full and has a waitlist. Please join the waitlist if you hope to attend openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 👈🏻 #IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood #InfosysTopaz
July 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Sorry…not sorry…to share that our Hyderabad event on 4th August is full and has a waitlist. Please join the waitlist if you hope to attend openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 👈🏻 #IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood #InfosysTopaz
The second stop on the Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit is the tech hub of Bangalore on 8th August 🇮🇳 Why not join us at @Infosys' offices? 🤩 Sign up here: openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 👈🏻
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood
July 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The second stop on the Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit is the tech hub of Bangalore on 8th August 🇮🇳 Why not join us at @Infosys' offices? 🤩 Sign up here: openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 👈🏻
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood
Radha Basu, Founder & CEO, iMerit, speaks tomorrow at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. As AI becomes foundational, the focus shifts from automation to expanding human capacity.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#AIImpactSummit #ExpertInTheLoop #HumanCenteredAI
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#AIImpactSummit #ExpertInTheLoop #HumanCenteredAI
February 19, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Radha Basu, Founder & CEO, iMerit, speaks tomorrow at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. As AI becomes foundational, the focus shifts from automation to expanding human capacity.
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#AIImpactSummit #ExpertInTheLoop #HumanCenteredAI
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#AIImpactSummit #ExpertInTheLoop #HumanCenteredAI
🇮🇳 The #AIImpactSummit opens in New Delhi, the first time the global gathering is hosted in a developing country.
PM Narendra Modi pledges AI "welfare for all," with Macron and Lula da Silva among leaders expected.
FRANCE 24's correspondent Navodita Kumari has more 👇
PM Narendra Modi pledges AI "welfare for all," with Macron and Lula da Silva among leaders expected.
FRANCE 24's correspondent Navodita Kumari has more 👇
February 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
🇮🇳 The #AIImpactSummit opens in New Delhi, the first time the global gathering is hosted in a developing country.
PM Narendra Modi pledges AI "welfare for all," with Macron and Lula da Silva among leaders expected.
FRANCE 24's correspondent Navodita Kumari has more 👇
PM Narendra Modi pledges AI "welfare for all," with Macron and Lula da Silva among leaders expected.
FRANCE 24's correspondent Navodita Kumari has more 👇
On the RegulatingAI Podcast, recorded at the AI Impact Summit India, we were joined by Purabi Mitra, Director – Learning & Content Design at Wadhwani Foundation.
#RegulatingAI #AIImpactSummit #ArtificialIntelligence #ResponsibleAI #KnowledgeNetworks
#RegulatingAI #AIImpactSummit #ArtificialIntelligence #ResponsibleAI #KnowledgeNetworks
March 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
On the RegulatingAI Podcast, recorded at the AI Impact Summit India, we were joined by Purabi Mitra, Director – Learning & Content Design at Wadhwani Foundation.
#RegulatingAI #AIImpactSummit #ArtificialIntelligence #ResponsibleAI #KnowledgeNetworks
#RegulatingAI #AIImpactSummit #ArtificialIntelligence #ResponsibleAI #KnowledgeNetworks
+ We need small, resourceful, purpose-specific AI. Not an arms race of fraudulent tech. 😭😭😭
#AI #AIImpactSummit
#AI #AIImpactSummit
February 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
+ We need small, resourceful, purpose-specific AI. Not an arms race of fraudulent tech. 😭😭😭
#AI #AIImpactSummit
#AI #AIImpactSummit
Will India truly forge a 'third way' at the #AIImpactSummit next week in Delhi or further entrench Big Tech actors' roles in the Global South at the expense of local alternatives? Great read by @ambakak.bsky.social and Astha Kapoor: restofworld.org/2026/india-a...
Can India be a “third way” AI alternative to the U.S. and China?
The AI Impact Summit in India, the first in a developing country, proposes an option that focuses on public good and development. But can it deliver without capitulating to Big Tech?
restofworld.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Will India truly forge a 'third way' at the #AIImpactSummit next week in Delhi or further entrench Big Tech actors' roles in the Global South at the expense of local alternatives? Great read by @ambakak.bsky.social and Astha Kapoor: restofworld.org/2026/india-a...
"We need to examine who is really steering this technology – it is so important that #AI is co-created with real people."
Watch our Chair of ai@cam, @lawrennd.bsky.social, on Indian news discussing the #AIImpactSummit 🇮🇳
www.youtube.com/watch?v=95TO...
Watch our Chair of ai@cam, @lawrennd.bsky.social, on Indian news discussing the #AIImpactSummit 🇮🇳
www.youtube.com/watch?v=95TO...
PM Modi, Global Leaders Tour India AI Impact Expo | DD India
YouTube video by DD India
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"We need to examine who is really steering this technology – it is so important that #AI is co-created with real people."
Watch our Chair of ai@cam, @lawrennd.bsky.social, on Indian news discussing the #AIImpactSummit 🇮🇳
www.youtube.com/watch?v=95TO...
Watch our Chair of ai@cam, @lawrennd.bsky.social, on Indian news discussing the #AIImpactSummit 🇮🇳
www.youtube.com/watch?v=95TO...
We recently presented at the AI Impact Summit in India, joining leaders from 80+ countries 🌍 exploring how AI can support global education.
Read our reflections and learn more about our AI work in India 👇
🔗 www.youth-impact.org/blog/present...
#AIImpactSummit #AI4Development #YouthImpact
Read our reflections and learn more about our AI work in India 👇
🔗 www.youth-impact.org/blog/present...
#AIImpactSummit #AI4Development #YouthImpact
April 14, 2026 at 9:31 AM
We recently presented at the AI Impact Summit in India, joining leaders from 80+ countries 🌍 exploring how AI can support global education.
Read our reflections and learn more about our AI work in India 👇
🔗 www.youth-impact.org/blog/present...
#AIImpactSummit #AI4Development #YouthImpact
Read our reflections and learn more about our AI work in India 👇
🔗 www.youth-impact.org/blog/present...
#AIImpactSummit #AI4Development #YouthImpact
Heading to Mumbai on the Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit on 9th August 🇮🇳🌐 Join us as we focus on finance and AI openness. Sign up here: openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 👈🏻
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood
July 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Heading to Mumbai on the Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit on 9th August 🇮🇳🌐 Join us as we focus on finance and AI openness. Sign up here: openuk.uk/indianaisumm... 👈🏻
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood
#IndiaAI #AIImpactSummit #AIForAll #opensource #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #dpd #digitalpublicgood
As #India embarks on a year of summits – having hosted the #AIImpactSummit last week, hosting the #BRICS Summit later this year and possibly the #Quad Summit – my article in @foreignpolicy.com looks at India’s ambitions to be a ‘voice’ of the #GlobalSouth. foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/25/i...
What India Wants From BRICS
New Delhi wants to play the role of a bridging power between the West and the rest.
foreignpolicy.com
February 26, 2026 at 10:09 AM
As #India embarks on a year of summits – having hosted the #AIImpactSummit last week, hosting the #BRICS Summit later this year and possibly the #Quad Summit – my article in @foreignpolicy.com looks at India’s ambitions to be a ‘voice’ of the #GlobalSouth. foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/25/i...
Kate Kallot, Natalie Black CBE (@ofcom.bsky.social), Pablo Chavez (@cnas.bsky.social) & Shashi Shekhar Vempati join us & Artha Global for an #AIImpactSummit event moderated by Akash Kapur: Global Tech, Local Impact: Governing AI Where It’s Deployed
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Kate Kallot, Natalie Black CBE (@ofcom.bsky.social), Pablo Chavez (@cnas.bsky.social) & Shashi Shekhar Vempati join us & Artha Global for an #AIImpactSummit event moderated by Akash Kapur: Global Tech, Local Impact: Governing AI Where It’s Deployed
At the #AIImpactSummit, we (@cdt.org) will be hosting two sessions on February 16th and 18th digging into a few of these questions and more under the frame of building multilingual AI tools and how to put language speakers and communities at the fore. Please join impact.indiaai.gov.in/agenda
India AI Impact Summit 2026
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 is a flagship global gathering hosted by the Government of India under the IndiaAI Mission, in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics & Information TechnologyMeitY). Scheduled for 19–20 February 2026 in New Delhi, the Summit will bring together policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, startups, civil society, and international organizationsns to shape the future of inclusive and impactful AI
impact.indiaai.gov.in
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
At the #AIImpactSummit, we (@cdt.org) will be hosting two sessions on February 16th and 18th digging into a few of these questions and more under the frame of building multilingual AI tools and how to put language speakers and communities at the fore. Please join impact.indiaai.gov.in/agenda
Bangalore speakers for our Road to the AI Impact Summit, AI Openness and Access for All event in Bangalore on Friday, 8th August. Still time to sign up for one of the last few places and hear from this amazing group 🔊🤩 openuk.uk/indianaisumm... #AIImpactSummit #opensource #opensourceai #IndiaAI
August 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Bangalore speakers for our Road to the AI Impact Summit, AI Openness and Access for All event in Bangalore on Friday, 8th August. Still time to sign up for one of the last few places and hear from this amazing group 🔊🤩 openuk.uk/indianaisumm... #AIImpactSummit #opensource #opensourceai #IndiaAI
Kicking off The Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit on Monday, Hyderabad will see a deep and knowledgeable conversation on AI, openness and access for all, as we explore the benefits and challenges of opening AI as a public good. openuk.uk/indianaisumm... #AIImpactSummit #opensource #opensourceai
August 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Kicking off The Road to the Indian AI Impact Summit on Monday, Hyderabad will see a deep and knowledgeable conversation on AI, openness and access for all, as we explore the benefits and challenges of opening AI as a public good. openuk.uk/indianaisumm... #AIImpactSummit #opensource #opensourceai