India’s AI Summit Could Prove to be New Delhi’s Lost Opportunity

A year ago, after the Paris AI Summit, I wrote that the structure, focus, and even the nomenclature of that event clearly telegraphed an intentional and significant shift from safety and regulation toward innovation and the utilization of AI. As I witness the grand spectacle that is India AI Impact Summit this week in New Delhi, this shift has reached its logical conclusion. A cursory comparison of the program and public language of the Paris and New Delhi iterations of this series of events that started in Bletchley Park in 2023 may suggest a sea-change — the use of Sanskrit phrases, the focus on ‘democratization’ of AI and the fact this is the first time a Majority World nation is hosting this event.