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India hosts a high-stakes AI summit, drawing 20 leaders and top tech CEOs
The five-day summit gathers 20 national leaders and top tech CEOs to discuss AI governance, safety, job impacts, and aims for a non-binding New Delhi declaration.
- Starting today , Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the five-day AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, hosting 20 national leaders and 45 ministerial-level delegations and expecting 250,000 visitors.
- India is hosting the summit to declare a shared roadmap for AI governance and to frame discussions around 'people, progress, planet,' as the first global AI summit in the Global South.
- Tech CEOs including Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai, and Brad Smith will attend, while Nvidia's Jensen Huang canceled; domestic models may debut at the AI Impact Expo.
- Organisers and analysts say some state investment and partnership announcements may occur, but reskilling programmes will be central to mitigating job disruption for workers and students affected by AI-driven job change.
- Ahead of the summit, a panel of experts released a second annual safety report warning of misuse, malfunctions and systemic AI risks, while last month's Grok backlash and India's January labelling rule frame governance efforts.
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