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India may be faster in AI adoption than America in 10 yrs: Sridhar Vembu

India may be faster in AI adoption than America in ten years with its youthful, more optimistic population embracing the new wave of technology, Zoho Corporation Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Sridhar Vembu said on Wednesday. Like how UPI became mass-scale in India, AI could also be the same, Vembu said while speaking at the AI Impact Summit here. Citing the example of fibre optics, he said back in 2000s American venture capitalists sold many "10s of billions (of dollars) into telecom companies, particularly fiber optics" and it is "everywhere in India" but not so in America. "...in 10 years...India might be faster in terms of AI adoption than even America...," Vembu said. He further said the reason is that "we have a very youthful optimistic population. We don't have a population that is very skeptical...which is a blessing." Unlike the "unwilling crowd", he said in India the openness to accept and embrace AI is much higher. For the country to be ahead in AI, Vembu asked the y

AI Impact Summit: Scaling in primary healthcare for workforce readiness

India AI Summit 2026: Experts discuss what artificial intelligence readiness means for primary healthcare and how frontline workers can adopt it safely and effectively

Tech leaders hail AI Impact Summit, echo PM Modi's 'force multiplier' view

The tech leaders were echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for the diffusion and deployment of AI in India

India needs to ramp up AI investment; tax holiday a big opportunity: Nvidia

India needs to scale up investment in Artificial Intelligence from the current USD 1.2 billion to match the global levels and the Budget announcement of 20-year tax holiday to foreign companies offers "foundational infrastructure" for expanding AI, a senior NVIDIA official said on Wednesday. Shanker Trivedi, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business at NVIDIA, said of the 2,000 global corporations, 1,800 have a major global capability centre in India currently employing over 2 million people, shortly to grow to 3 million. "Everyone of these global capability centres needs their own local AI factory from which they will take their data, their business processes, their IP, and convert it into intelligence. And, so, this (Budget announcement) is a very big opportunity here in India. And as we describe, this is foundational infrastructure," Trivedi said at the AI Impact Summit 2026. In the Union Budget 2026-27, a tax holiday of 20 years up to 2047 was announced to any foreign company .

Global coordination, clear standards key as AI scales: Experts at AI Summit

As deepfakes, misinformation and AI system failures rise, global experts call for coordinated oversight, standardised reporting and faster response frameworks to address growing risks

India AI Expo to remain closed on Feb 19, to get extra day on Feb 21

IndiaAI Expo Summit 2026 will remain closed on February 19 and will instead get an extra day on February 21, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. "The expo will remain closed on February 19. It has been extended by a day due to huge enthusiasm. It will remain open on Saturday, February 21," Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said. Krishnan said 20 heads of states, including French President Emmanuel Macron, will be present at the inaugural session. "We don't want any inconvenience to public due to restrictions that is why it has been decided to not open expo tomorrow," he said.

India AI Impact Summit 2026 Day 2 wrap: Key takeaways on defence, jobs and investment

Day 2 of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi focused on large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence across key sectors.

Galgotias University asked to vacate AI Summit expo amid controversy

Galgotias University has been asked to vacate its stall at the AI Summit Expo immediately, sources said, amid a controversy over the display of a robotic dog that raised questions about the origin and ownership of the technology showcased. Controversy erupted after Galgotias University faced online backlash for showcasing a robotic dog labeled "Orion" at the AI Summit expo that critics said was actually a Chinese-made Unitree Go2 and not an in-house innovation. The sources said Galgotias University has been asked to vacate the expo immediately. Galgotias University faced huge backlash and accusations of misrepresenting imported tech as its own. Following the controversy, the university came out with a statement.

AI key to faster decisions, smarter military sustainment: Defence experts

India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Defence experts said AI can help armies take faster decisions, predict equipment failures and boost readiness while keeping humans in control of critical operations

Microsoft to invest $50 bn to expand AI to countries across 'Global South'

The announcement was made at the AI summit in New Delhi, ‌where top executives from global AI giants meet several world leaders this week

Rahul calls AI summit 'disorganised', says Chinese products displayed

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dubbed the AI Summit a "disorganised PR spectacle" and alleged that Chinese products are being showcased there. "Instead of leveraging India's talent and data, the AI summit is a disorganised PR spectacle - Indian data up for sale, Chinese products showcased," Gandhi said in a post on X. The former Congress president's remarks came amid a controversy over Galgotias University allegedly showcasing a robotic dog labelled "Orion" at the AI Summit expo that critics said was actually a Chinese-made Unitree Go2 and not an in-house innovation. According to sources, Galgotias University has been asked to vacate ts stall at the AI Summit Expo immediately. Gandhi also tagged a post of the Congress which alleged, "The Modi government has made a laughing stock of India globally, with regard to AI. " In the ongoing AI summit, Chinese robots are being displayed as our own, he charged. "The Chinese media has mocked us. This is truly embarrassing for ...

Sundar Pichai meets PM Modi; will deliver keynote address at AI Summit

Pichai is here for the Global AI Impact Summit 2026 and will deliver the keynote address on February 20 at the summit

India AI Impact Summit: Restricted access for two days; expo open till 8 pm

Delegates will get restricted access to the world's largest AI summit, India AI Impact Summit 2026, on Wednesday and Thursday due to VIP movements and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence at the venue, senior government officials have said. Delegates attending the conference at Bharat Mandapam will have to vacate the convention area by 4.30 pm as the Prime Minister will host dinner for state guests and business leaders post 6 pm, Meity officials said. Digital India managing director and CEO Akhil Kumar told reporters that the AI Expo area will remain open till 8 pm from February 18 onwards due to huge enthusiasm received by delegates. "Delegates can move to the expo area after vacating the convention area. Exit will be only through Gate 4 throughout the day," Kumar said. Delegates will be allowed to enter from Gate 4 from 8 am onwards for drop-offs by cars or cabs. Gate 10 will be operational for entry from 8 am to 4:30 pm for delegates arriving by Metro. "Intermittent traffic

Current AI systems lack consistency, continual learning, says DeepMind CEO

During a fireside chat at the AI Impact Summit, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says today's AI systems remain 'jagged intelligences' as he outlines gaps in planning, creativity and safety

India focused on practical applications of AI, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said India is focused on practical applications of AI, including enterprise productivity, and solutions for population-scale challenges such as healthcare, agriculture, and climate change. Speaking at a research symposium at the AI Impact Summit, the minister also expressed happiness over the strong participation and optimism shown by young people at an AI Expo on Tuesday. He informed that about 2.5 lakh attendees, mostly under the age of 30, took part across the exhibition area. "It was a phenomenal response when I interacted with the young minds. I was so surprised by the optimism that most of the young people expressed towards this opportunity which is coming for them," Vaishnaw said. The minister said he was feeling hopeful for a totally new future for India and for the world. "We, in India, are very focused on AI in the edge, AI for use cases, AI for solving real-world problems, AI for improving the productivity in the enterprises, fo

Not UN's role to regulate AI: Guterres as world body plans global dialogue

It is not the UN's role to regulate AI, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasised as he pointed to an annual global dialogue being planned at the international organisation on AI with participation from all countries, governments, private sector as well as civil society. Guterres will soon be arriving in New Delhi to attend the India AI Impact Summit, the first-ever summit on Artificial Intelligence hosted in the Global South. In an exclusive interview to PTI ahead of his visit to India for the Summit, Guterres outlined efforts by the international organisation aimed at global cooperation on Artificial Intelligence (AI), emphasising that these are "perfectly in line" with the strategy demonstrated by India in its leadership of the AI summit. Guterres highlighted three key areas under the Global Digital Compact initiated at the UN to contribute towards the global AI architecture. The first is the creation of a new high-level Independent International Scientific Panel on ...

Swedish Deputy PM Ebba Busch arrives in India to attend AI Impact Summit

Upon her arrival, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a post on X highlighted the wideranging India-Sweden ties across sectors like trade, economy, science and innovation

AI Summit Day 3: Delhi police issue traffic advisory amid VVIP movement

Traffic restrictions and diversions will be in place from 4 pm to 10 pm across key central Delhi roads due to VVIP movement for the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam

India AI Impact Summit 2026 Day 3: Key sessions, speakers to track today

India-AI Impact Summit 2026: Day 3 will focus on sovereign AI, research and global adoption, with leaders from government and tech firms discussing trust, infrastructure and real-world use of AI

AI boosting transparency, efficiency in food supply chain: Sanjeev Chopra

Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary of the Department of Food & Public Distribution, on Tuesday, emphasised the transformative role artificial intelligence (AI) has played in strengthening transparency and responsiveness across the department's operations.Speaking on India AI Impact summit, Chopra said AI has become a "critical component" of the department's functioning over the past few years, enhancing efficiency across the food management ecosystem."We have displayed how AI has been a critical component in our functioning for the past couple of years, in particular. What we were trying to do through technology is to bring about transparency. And what AI has done is to add another layer to that particular transparent functioning and to make it more responsive," he told ANI.Chopra further highlighted that AI has been deployed across the entire supply chain, from procurement and storage to movement, distribution, and settlement of state subsidy bills."Across all our operations, from ...