India wrapped up its flagship AI summit in Delhi this weekend with dozens of countries pledging to “democratise” artificial intelligence, an issue Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the front and centre of his pitch to top leaders and tech CEOs.
The agreement caps a week in which India sought not only to showcase its domestic capability in AI and tech but also to position itself as a third option in the global AI race, which has been framed as a contest between Silicon Valley and Beijing.