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Brazilian Prez hails AI Summit, says digital world returned to its homeland

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said his country advocates governance which ensures that artificial intelligence (AI) strengthens democracy, social cohesion and sovereignty of nations. In his address at the Leaders' Plenary Session at the AI Impact Summit here, he also asserted that putting human beings at the "centre of our decisions is an urgent task". Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit and unveiled the 'MANAV' vision for a human-centric approach and use of AI with a strong accent on sovereignty and inclusivity. The inaugural ceremony saw the presence of several heads of state, including President Lula, French President Emmanuel Macron, many global AI leaders, academicians and researchers, heads of many tech giants and philanthropists, among others. At the Leaders' Plenary Session, the Brazilian president delivered an address in Portuguese. He also posted excerpts from his speech in a series of posts in Portuguese on X along wi

Tharoor praises AI Summit, says some glitches can happen at any large event

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday praised the AI Impact Summit, saying the first couple of days had gone "extremely well" and "some glitches" can happen at any "large event". He said what has been impressive is the attendance of presidents, prime ministers, and world leaders who have come with a strong message of wanting to see a newly integrated world in artificial intelligence development. While noting that the first couple of days went "extremely well" at the summit, Tharoor said there have been "some glitches" but such issues can happen at big events. His remarks come a day after former Congress president Rahul Gandhi dubbed the ongoing AI Summit in Delhi a "disorganised PR spectacle" and alleged that Chinese products were being showcased there. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior party leaders have also criticised the event, saying alleged mismanagement has resulted in "embarrassment" for the country. Responding to a reporter's question after the .

French President thanks India, wraps up his visit after attending AI summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also held a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in the capital on Thursday, on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026

AI Impact Summit: PM Narendra Modi puts MANAV at heart of AI vision

PM Modi tells global leaders at the AI Impact Summit that AI must be democratised, ethically deployed and guided by the MANAV framework, as India positions itself to shape global AI governance

₹10 trillion over 7 years: Reliance Industries makes bold bet on AI

Mukesh Ambani says the investment will build India's sovereign compute capacity, expand data centres, green power and edge infrastructure to make AI affordable and ubiquitous

Global, Indian firms to work on adoption of AI, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Companies developing frontier AI models pledge to release insights, enhance multilingual evaluations and support inclusive, globally relevant AI development, says IT minister

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

Route diversions for AI Summit disrupt daily commute in Delhi

Severe traffic congestion and repeated route diversions during the ongoing AI Impact Summit turned the daily commute into a harrowing experience for thousands of Delhiites on Thursday, with vehicles crawling across several key stretches. Heavy traffic snarls were reported from Sunehri Bagh, Sansad Marg, Prithviraj Road, Indraprastha Park flyover and routes leading to the airport, with several commuters claiming they remained stuck for hours due to movement restrictions linked to VIP security arrangements. Visuals from central Delhi showed long queues of vehicles moving at a snail's pace, while some stretches witnessed near-complete standstill traffic during peak evening hours. Several commuters took to social media to vent their frustration. One commuter claimed he had been stuck in traffic for nearly four hours and feared he would not be able to reach home on time. Another noted that even the widest roads in the national capital were "choked" due to diversions and security ...

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

India's AI moment is about diffusion, equal access and implementation

Industry leaders say India's AI edge will come from deployment, skilling and responsible governance, not just model-building or infrastructure scale

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

Beyond diplomacy: India and Brazil should seize this strategic opportunity

Brazil President Lula's India visit signals a shift towards deeper economic and technology cooperation; both nations must close the trade-investment gap and align on global governance reform

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

Brazil pushes deeper agri-tech, livestock ties with India amid US tariffs

Brazil calls for greater trade diversification to counter the negative impact of rising US tariffs

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

Rivals Altman, Amodei signal distance in unforgiving global AI race

A viral moment at the India AI Summit underscored tensions between OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei as both firms battle for dominance in the fast-moving AI landscape

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.