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PM Modi meets AI startup CEOs, discusses use of tech in agri, education

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the potential of harnessing artificial intelligence technology in various sectors like agriculture, environmental protection, and promoting higher education in mother tongue, among others, with CEOs of AI and deeptech startups. CEOs and founders of 16 AI and deeptech startups presented their ideas and work at a roundtable meeting with the prime minister. Modi underscored the need for strong data governance, cautioned against misinformation, and urged the development of solutions tailored to India's needs, said a statement from Prime Minister's Office. Referring to UPI as a model of simple and scalable digital innovation, he expressed confidence in Indian companies and encouraged trust in domestic products. He also spoke about expanding private participation in the space sector and noted strong investor interest in Indian startups. Modi discussed the potential of harnessing AI technology in various sectors like in agriculture and ...

Govt plans 'complete AI stack' to power innovation: Jayant Chaudhary

The government is thinking of creating a "complete AI stack" anchored in anonymised datasets that can be accessed by researchers and startups to power the next wave of innovation, Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary said on Friday. The minister also proposed the creation of an audit trail mechanism for AI systems and suggested that, in the future, institutions such as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) could issue audit reports on AI models to enhance accountability. A complete or full AI stack refers to an end-to-end collection of hardware, software, data, and services required to design, train, deploy, and manage artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Speaking at the AI Impact Summit in the national capital, Chaudhary, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the minister of state for education, emphasised the need for data sets to be segmented. "There are protocols within the government of India. In education, we're thinking of creating a complete

Why Nvidia scrapped its $100 bn OpenAI deal for a $30bn investment

Nvidia's equity bet follows the collapse of a long-term compute pact, as OpenAI secures fresh funding and expands infrastructure partnerships beyond a single chip supplier

India AI Impact Summit 2026 Day 5: Key sessions, speakers to track today

India AI Impact Summit 2026: Some of the key speakers today include Sundar Pichai, Aadit Palicha, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Dario Amodei

Trump plans 'Tech Corps' to promote AI abroad, gain edge over China

Called the Tech Corps, the programme would deploy as many as 5,000 American volunteers and advisers over the next five years to Peace Corps partner nations

US launches $200 million Edge AI Package for Indo-Pacific smartphones

This initiative accelerates the Pax Silica vision of a flourishing, interconnected Indo-Pacific by empowering millions with developer tools of AI innovation and entrepreneurship

Datanomics: India's fake news challenge grows amid rising AI misuse

Misinformation rises sharply despite laws and fact checks

AI democratisation talks incomplete without countries like India: Lehane

OpenAI's global affairs chief says India's scale, language diversity and fast-growing user base make it central to building inclusive AI governance and ensuring widespread benefits

AI cost to come down dramatically, benefit India: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

The per-line cost of software code written by AI has also come down over the years and is now cheaper than that written by humans, Altman said

Diffusion of AI necessary to avoid 'backlash', says Nandan Nilekani

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit alongside Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei, Nilekani said the bigger challenge lies in ensuring the "diffusion" of technology

India AI Impact Summit: Global CEOs call for inclusive use of AI

Strike note of optimism and urgency, calling AI as an opportunity for economic acceleration

AI biggest opportunity for tech, IT: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran

N Chandrasekaran says AI is the next great infrastructure as Tata Sons plans India's first large-scale AI-optimised data centre with OpenAI

Countries must focus on AI stack that's needed: Dell's Vivek Mohindra

Dell adviser says India's phased approach to sovereign AI is right path

India AI Impact Summit: Sarvam calls for self-dependence in LLMs

Vivek Raghavan says India must balance building larger language models with driving real-world adoption, as usage and applications will determine the success of a sovereign AI stack

Ashok Soota disagrees with Vinod Khosla, says AI is transforming IT

Happiest Minds chairman says IT services remain essential as AI creates higher-value opportunities, countering Vinod Khosla's prediction that outsourcing will vanish

We thank God there is AI: TCS chief Chandrasekaran on transformation

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran says AI can transform society and businesses and must be adopted across jobs, as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman flags safety and deployment challenges

Over 66% parents, teachers say EdTech AI use amplifies risks: Report

The report found that 35 per cent of EdTech-using children were using GenAI for learning, while 51 per cent of EdTech-using teachers reported using GenAI for teaching and school-related activities

AI Impact Summit Day 4: Modi redraws AI roadmap; Ambani pledges ₹10 trn

Day 4 of AI Impact summit saw India unveiling sovereign AI models as PM Modi pitched the MANAV framework, Reliance committed ₹10 trn, and global leaders positioned India at the centre of AI's future

Sarvam AI explained: Inside India’s big bet on sovereign artificial intelligence | India AI Summit

For years, the AI race has been dominated by American and Chinese companies. India, despite its tech talent, lacked a homegrown foundational AI model.

India AI Impact Summit Day 3 wrap: Big Tech compute push, Galgotias robodog row shape headlines

Day 3 of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 focused on large-scale compute expansion, global AI investment commitments, defence deployment and domestic model launches.