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India hosts a high-stakes AI summit, drawing 20 leaders and top tech CEOs

The summit gathers 20 national leaders and dozens of tech CEOs to discuss AI governance, job reskilling, child safety, and practical AI uses, with over 250,000 visitors expected.

  • 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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