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Court sends IYC workers to 5-day police custody over protest at AI Summit

A Delhi court on Saturday sent the four Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers, who were arrested for protesting at the AI Impact Summit venue a day ago, to five-day police custody. Judicial Magistrate Ravi allowed the Delhi Police's plea seeking five days of custodial interrogation of the accused persons. A detailed order is awaited. The arrested protesters were Krishna Hari, national secretary of Youth Congress from Bihar; Kundan Yadav, IYC state secretary, Bihar; Ajay Kumar, IYC state president, Uttar Pradesh; and Narasimha Yadav from Telangana. Delhi Police sought five-day custody of the arrested protesters, arguing that they raised anti-national slogans and wore T-shirts with objectionable images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the event venue. It said the mobile phones of the accused persons were required to be recovered and, as they were from different states, custodial interrogation was necessary. Counsel for the police argued that it was a "serious" matter. An attempt wa

AI will augment, not replace human judgment, says Cisco's Jeetu Patel

Fears that artificial intelligence could render humans redundant are misplaced, with the real breakthrough lying in combining human judgement with machine-scale automation, Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer of Cisco, said. "I don't see a scenario where humans are completely extinct of contribution of value to society. It just seems like a very far-fetched thing," Patel said, arguing that concerns about humans becoming obsolete overlook the complementary role AI is set to play. "The magic truly happens when you take human instinct and judgement and you combine it with an AI scale of automation." In an interview with PTI, Patel said while AI systems are advancing rapidly - from chatbots to autonomous agents capable of taking actions - they are tools designed to augment, not replace, human capabilities. Citing the example of his mother being hospitalised for about eight weeks before she passed away three years ago, he said no AI is taking a nurse's job. "There is a des

Delhi Police issues advisory for traffic curbs on final day of AI Summit

According to the advisory, traffic regulations will remain in force from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM to manage the expected heavy footfall and vehicular movement in and around the summit venue

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales sees no threat from Musk's Grokipedia

We would not consider for a second today letting an AI just write Wikipedia articles because we know how bad they can be, Jimmy Wales added

Need to be alert about AI for transparency: CCI chairperson Ravneet Kaur

CCI Chairperson Ravneet Kaur says regulators must stay alert as AI adoption accelerates, stressing transparency, accountability and competition safeguards to prevent unfair conduct in digital markets

TCS CEO & MD K Krithivasan sees no major shrinkage of jobs due to AI

TCS CEO K Krithivasan said AI will not cause significant job shrinkage in software engineering, noting evolving roles and sustained need for system integration despite rising automation

AI applications to drive cash flows in India: 3one4 Capital's Siddarth Pai

India's AI opportunity lies in applications solving real-world problems, not costly foundational models, says 3one4 Capital's Siddarth Pai

Datanomics: India's AI moment faces a compute and capital reality check

India shines as a global AI talent hub, but weak compute infrastructure and limited investment expose gaps that could constrain its ambition to compete with the US and China

All major countries on board to sign AI Delhi declaration: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said all major AI-relevant nations have signed the New Delhi Declaration, as India secured major investment pledges and prepared the next phase of its AI mission

AI agents to replace OS, apps in mobile phones: Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon

Cristiano Amon says AI agents will sit at the centre of mobile devices, reshape 6G networks and power smart manufacturing as India eyes a larger global tech role

PM meets AI leaders, discusses harnessing AI for agriculture and education

At the India AI Impact Summit, PM Narendra Modi met AI startup leaders and foreign heads of state to explore AI use in agriculture, education and environmental protection

Invest in AI with care: India's summit controversies raise hard questions

While being especially blatant, the incident of the robodog ties in with the history of gold rushes and technological breakthroughs

India has become one of the most exciting media markets: Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar says India has rapidly become one of the world's most exciting media markets but must overcome capital and talent constraints, with AI offering a chance to become a global creative leader

India AI Impact Summit Day 5 wrap: US ties, supply chains, AI infrastructure drive discussions

Day 5 of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi focused on global partnerships, semiconductor supply chains, AI sovereignty, and workforce transition.

AI Impact Summit Day 4 wrap: India’s AI ambitions, policy vision, global tech consensus in focus

Day 4 of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi focused on governance, investments, sovereign AI development, and global cooperation.

Forget AGI if AI models stay inconsistent with jagged skills: Bengio

Yoshua Bengio says AGI may be irrelevant if AI systems continue showing jagged intelligence - excelling at complex tasks but failing at simple ones - as he warns of rising risks, unsafe capabilities

New I-T Act to enable AI-driven, rule-based tax system from April 2026

CBDT chief Ravi Agrawal said the new Income Tax Act, effective April 2026, will create a rule-based, AI-enabled tax ecosystem aimed at reducing disputes, improving certainty and enhancing compliance

India must drive AI diffusion to stay competitive: Microsoft's Crampton

Microsoft's Responsible AI Chief Natasha Crampton says India must strengthen AI diffusion nationwide to remain competitive as the Global South faces widening adoption and capability gaps

US ties, supply chain discussions anchor Day 5 of India AI Impact Summit

India joined the US-led Pax Silica bloc, expanded AI manufacturing ties, and outlined plans for sovereign compute, workforce transition, and biotech innovation on Day 5 of the India-AI Impact Summit

India to become global hub for AI use, LLMs: Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma

India AI Impact Summit 2026: Vijay Shekhar Sharma said India will lead the global AI race by building many LLMs, using AI to boost businesses and expanding credit access to drive financial inclusion