India AI Impact Summit Declaration Endorsed by 88 Nations, Global Organisations, Including US, China — Full Statement
The India AI Impact Summit concluded with a pledge from 86 countries and two organizations to democratize AI resources for inclusive global benefits.
- Eighty-Six countries and two international organisations formalised the principle `Sarvanjana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya` at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16 to 20, 2026.
- The summit, hosted in the Global South, was the first global AI summit and centred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's welfare-oriented, human-centric AI vision.
- Participation from government policymakers, industry AI experts, academicians, technology innovators, and civil society, and Vaishnaw said, `It is a matter of great happiness that the declaration of the AI Impact Summit has been signed by a total of 88 countries and international organisations.`
- Commitments aim to extend AI benefits across all sections of society as countries and international organisations agreed to democratise AI resources, framing the summit as part of an evolving international process on AI governance and safety.
- Given the summit's timing, organizers noted that source statements said that 86 countries and two organizations endorsed the human-centric AI vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shaping future international AI cooperation.
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The international AI summit in India with representatives of almost 90 countries, including Germany, has spoken out against binding rules.
A declaration on artificial intelligence was co-signed by 86 countries, but no concrete commitments are included in this text, which is also non-binding.
India AI Impact Summit declaration endorsed by 88 nations, global organisations, including US, China — Full statement
The India AI Impact Summit concluded with the New Delhi Declaration endorsed by 88 nations, emphasizing AI's role in societal welfare and economic growth through international cooperation and trustworthiness.
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