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Sam Altman hails India as 'full stack AI leader' ahead of AI Impact Summit

Ahead of the AI Impact Summit 2026 set to begin tomorrow, Altman said India has surged to become OpenAI's second-largest user base globally, trailing only the United States

AI Impact Summit 2026: India gears up for global dialogue from Feb 16-20

India is set to host the AI Impact Summit, a high-profile gathering of global leaders and industry heavyweights in Artificial Intelligence - a technology widely seen as one of the biggest disruptors since the advent of electricity. The summit, at the grand 'Bharat Mandapam' from February 16-20, will bring together policymakers, industry leaders and technology innovators at a time when nations are racing to define their AI agenda. For India, the event is as much about signalling capability as it is about intent - showcasing its deep talent pool, expanding digital public infrastructure and growing startup ecosystem, while positioning itself as a key architect of responsible, scalable and inclusive AI solutions for the world. Artificial intelligence or AI has moved well beyond research labs and boardroom buzzwords -- it is reshaping healthcare delivery, transforming agriculture, recalibrating financial markets, redefining education systems and rewriting corporate strategy, even as it .

AI must remain human-centric, inclusive: IT Secretary ahead of mega summit

Ahead of the AI Impact Summit, IT Secretary S Krishnan has said the key message India wants to send to the world is that artificial intelligence must remain human-centric and inclusive, with democratic access to AI resources. In an interview with PTI, Krishnan said AI should be a positive force for the global economy, with the potential to drive growth across all parts of the world, including India and the Global South. "The key message that we want to send is that whatever happens with AI needs to be human-centric and inclusive. There needs to be a democratic access to AI resources, and it needs to be done in a way that people and humans are at the centre of this process," Krishnan said. As countries prepare for deeper AI-adoption across sectors, India is positioning itself as a voice for equitable growth in the emerging technology landscape. According to Krishnan, the broader goals are to ensure that AI becomes a truly inclusive technology, with the benefits of prosperity reachin

India a successful emerging economy, right place for AI summit: UN chief

India is a "very successful" emerging economy with a bigger influence in global affairs, and is the "right place" to host the AI summit,UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. In an exclusive interview with PTI at the UN Headquarters ahead of the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026, Guterres underscored that Artificial Intelligence should benefit the entire world and not just be a privilege reserved for developed nations or two superpowers. "I strongly congratulate India for organising this Summit. It's absolutely essential that AI develops itself to the benefit of everybody, everywhere and that countries in the Global South are part of the benefits of AI," he said. The high-powered event being held from February 16 to 20 will be the first-ever AI summit hosted in the Global South and is anchored in the three guiding principles of 'People, Planet and Progress'. Guterres, who will be travelling to India to attend the Summit, asserted "it would be totally unacceptable that AI would be

Traffic advisory issued ahead of AI summit, CBSE exams in Delhi

The Delhi Police has issued a traffic public advisory ahead of the upcoming AI Impact Summit and the commencement of CBSE examinations and stated that elaborate traffic and facilitation arrangements have been put in place in coordination with the education authorities. The AI Impact Summit will be held at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital from February 16 to February 20. The CBSE board examinations are also scheduled to begin from February 17, which is expected to significantly increase traffic movement across several parts of the city. Delhi Traffic Police said it has worked jointly with officials from the Education Department to ensure smooth traffic management and to minimise inconvenience to students appearing for examinations as well as the general public. As part of the arrangements, all field staff of the Delhi Police have been sensitised and instructed to assist students travelling to examination centres. Police personnel have been specifically directed to facilitate .

NDMC ramps up surveillance, cleanup ahead of India AI Impact Summit

The NDMC on Saturday said it has stepped up surveillance, sanitation and beautification measures across Lutyens' Delhi ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, to be held here from February 16 to 20. In a statement, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said Vice-Chairperson Kuljeet Chahal has conducted an on-ground review of the preparations, beginning at the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), where real-time monitoring of civic services and security arrangements is being carried out. "A total of 333 NDMC CCTV cameras and 183 Delhi Police cameras have been integrated with the ICCC for round-the-clock surveillance. A dedicated traffic coordination helpline has also been set up in coordination with Delhi Traffic Police," Chahal was quoted as saying in a statement. "All sanitation and service vehicles are being tracked through GPS, including RFID-enabled bins, jetting machines, mechanical road sweepers, anti-smog guns and water tankers. Ninety-nine garbage-prone spots at

Nvidia CEO Jenseng Huang to skip India AI Impact Summit next week

Huang was ‌expected to be one of the biggest attractions at the summit, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ​on Thursday

SC allows virtual hearings citing traffic curbs during AI Impact Summit

The Supreme Court has permitted lawyers to appear through video conferencing before it from February 16 to February 20 if they face difficulty in appearing in person due to anticipated traffic congestion during the "AI Impact Summit" scheduled to be held at nearby Bharat Mandapam. Taking note of a request made by Supreme Court Bar Association, the top court issued a circular in this regard. "In view of the representation received from Supreme Court Bar Association, it is hereby informed that on account of anticipated traffic congestion around the precincts of Supreme Court of India during the 'AI Impact Summit' scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi during the period from February 16, 2026, to February 20, 2026, advocates may, during the above period appear through video conferencing before the hon'ble court if they face difficulty in appearing before courts in person. "To facilitate appearance through video conferencing, relevant video conferencing link shall be share

India's AI Moment: Global South needs to set rules, not just host summit

India's opportunity is to show that responsible AI development is not a brake on growth, rather an advantage, and companies doing business in India should expect a model that embraces both objectives

Six PMs, seven presidents to attend India AI Impact Summit in Delhi

World leaders including France's Macron and Brazil's Lula to join AI summit in New Delhi from February 16 to 20

Startup Gnani to launch its voice foundation model at AI Impact Summit

IndiaAI-backed startup to unveil 14bn-parameter voice model in six languages, with plans to scale to all 22 Indian languages within 18 months

What businesses should track closely at the India AI Impact Summit 2026

As India hosts the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, businesses are watching closely for signals on compute access, policy direction, security frameworks and deployable AI use cases

AI Impact Summit: Indigenous SLM, LLMs to take AI summit centre stage

Government to showcase homegrown large and small language models at five-day summit; Sarvam's LLM and funding for AI data centres may be announced

India AI Impact Summit: Govt outlines AI-led growth, jobs, skilling push

Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the government outlines how AI is driving economic growth, job creation and skilling through infrastructure and policy initiatives

BharatGen to launch 17B-parameter multilingual AI model at AI Impact Summit

The government-backed BharatGen programme will showcase its 17-billion-parameter 'Param2' model at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, focusing on Indian languages and public-sector use cases

India AI Impact Expo 2026: Nvidia, Google, and OpenAI among 400 exhibitors

Dominant AI ecosystem players Nvidia, Google and OpenAI are among 400 exhibitors who will participate at the five-day-long India AI Impact Expo 2026, a senior government official said on Thursday. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Director General, Arvind Kumar, told PTI that the expo will serve as a matchmaking for AI ecosystem players, where Indian innovators will also showcase their potential. "Leading AI ecosystem players, including NVIDIA, Google, and OpenAI, will be among 400 exhibitors at the India AI Impact Expo. Their top executives have also confirmed their participation. They will also hold meetings with Indian companies," he said. Kumar said over 100 countries have confirmed participation in the summit, which includes 50 ministerial-level delegations. He said that the preparation for the India AI Impact Summit and Expo started immediately after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the hosting of the next AI summit in India. "We have started work on the expo.

AI Impact Summit 2026: How India plans to deploy, govern and procure AI

As India prepares to host the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the focus shifts to how India plans to build and govern AI systems for public services through the IndiaAI Mission

India AI Summit: Sarvam AI, 11 other startups building indigenous LLMs

India AI Impact Summit: The following 12 startups under the IndiaAI Mission are building indigenous large language and multimodal AI models trained on Indian datasets

AI Summit: Apps to models, India's AI stack for population-scale impact

Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit, government data show progress across the AI stack, signalling a transition from framework-building to measurable, population-scale outcomes

AI Summit 2026: Here are the seven chakras guiding India's AI roadmap

As India prepares to host the AI Impact Summit 2026, seven chakras will guide global leaders on building safe, inclusive and sustainable AI systems