India AI Summit 2026 LIVE: AI-generated misinformation has power to derail democracies, says Union Minister
Publish Date: 2026-02-16 05:58:00
Source Domain: www.thehindu.com
- The world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) summit opened with packed halls and long queues, indicating substantial global interest in the subject.
- Key attendees and technologists from prominent tech companies were expected to join, including Sundar Pichai (Alphabet), Sam Altman (OpenAI), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic), though they arrived later.
- India planned to advocate for wider access to AI and seek an international agreement on global AI principles during the summit.
- The final days of the summit would include participation from top political leaders such as France’s Emmanuel Macron and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, along with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- The event was held at Bharat Mandapam, which saw long queues despite the high-profile speakers not yet having arrived.
