AI Impact Summit 2026 Day 4 Live Updates: 'Inclusive technology for everyone our goal,' PM Modi says during leader's plenary session

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on India AI Impact Summit

On India AI Impact Summit, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, "These first couple of days have gone extremely well. There have been some glitches, but these things happen in a large event. What has been impressive is the attendance of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and world leaders, and they've come with a strong message of wanting to see a newly integrated world in AI development, where the impact upon society would be the Principle. Preoccupation in India has clearly led the drive in this area. As far as the French Rafale is concerned, parts of it are being manufactured in India, and that is a very important aspect of the deal because it is part of strengthening our defence, but also increasing our self-reliance in the defence sector... Defence is important for India not because we want to go to war, but because we don't want others to think that we are so weak that they can be tempted to go to war. It is a defensive defence literally, and I support the government on that."

PM Modi on India AI Impact Summit 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Leaders' Plenary Session during the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

He said, "In my assessment, this technological revolution is going to do a great deal in shaping the world. This will succeed only when it is democratised — when it belongs to the masses, is created by the masses, and is for the masses."

Pichai visits Coffee Board stall at AI Impact Summit

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday visited the commerce ministry's Coffee Board stall at the AI Impact Summit here.

"When @SundarPichai drops by for a sip, you know it's truly worth it! The world is raising a cup to Bharat GI Coffee at #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026," Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in a social media post.

Savouring Malabar Arabica, Pichai interacted with baristas (trained coffee professionals) and experienced the flavours of India's premium Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged coffees.

The commerce ministry said that many international delegates visited the stall to savour the sustainably shade-grown, selectively hand-picked and naturally sun-dried Bharat GI coffees.

Bharat GI is a unified national intellectual property brand unveiled by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The vision is to showcase India's unique GI products to the globe.

The activities of the Coffee Board are broadly aimed at enhancement of production, productivity and quality; and export promotion of the commodity.

The Google CEO is here to participate in the summit, which began on Monday. A number of tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and technologists are participating in what is touted as the world's largest AI summit.

PM Modi meets Netherlands PM Dick Schoof on sidelines of AI Impact Summit

PM Modi meets Swiss President Parmelin on sidelines of AI Impact Summit, reviews India-Switzerland ties

'This is the first time that an AI Summit is being held in the Global South': Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay

Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said, "I am delighted to be in India to take part in the AI Impact Summit. This is the first time that an AI Summit is being held in the Global South. That is true, but the AI Summit being held in India, it has a global impact. India is quickly becoming the centre of technological growth and the AI revolution. This Summit is very important for the entire world. In this context, I am really delighted to be here, and I am grateful to PM Modi for inviting me to be here."

Let us work together to create a roadmap that ensures AI delivers the right impact: PM Modi

Macron calls for inclusive global AI push at India AI Impact summit 2026

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in the national capital, Emmanuel Macron delivered a strong message on the need for inclusive and cooperative development of artificial intelligence, urging nations to resist digital fragmentation and instead work toward shared technological growth.

Addressing an audience of policymakers, industry leaders, and technology experts, the French President underscored the urgency of shaping AI governance through collaboration rather than competition.

He said, "At a time when tensions are rising, there is an increased sense of urgency to direct all our digital tools towards this inclusive approach and in order, indeed, to be strong here in India but to be strong as well on the African continent. And let's focus altogether towards bridging rather than dividing, creating rather than destroying, sharing rather than taking. France intends to use its G7 presidency to foster that vision. I know, Prime Minister Modi, that India will do the same through your BRICS presidency. No country is bound to serve only as a market where foreign companies sell the models and download the citizens' data. No country."

Macron's remarks placed digital sovereignty and equitable access at the center of global AI discourse. He emphasized that emerging economies should not be relegated to passive consumers of foreign-developed technologies but must become active participants in innovation, regulation, and value creation.

The summit, hosted under India's expanding digital policy framework, comes at a time when AI governance is a major global issue. With India currently holding the BRICS presidency under Narendra Modi, the French leader highlighted what he described as a unique opportunity for Paris and New Delhi to align their global platforms to promote responsible AI development.

AI to change nature of software industry; will be bad for some companies: Sam Altman

Artificial Intelligence will reset the nature of software industry, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, adding that while for some companies it will be bad, a lot of others will be able to benefit as they have a different value proposition.

Altman told reporters that a lot of things will change for tech companies with AI making coding easier and faster.

"...but people overreact with positive and negative...So it is totally true that software is now far easier to create than ever before, and I'm sure that will be quite bad for some software companies, but I think a lot of software companies have a value proposition that is quite different," he said.

'I am sure India will be becoming one of leaders,' Valentin Makarov, president at RUSSOFT Association

President of the RUSSOFT Association, Valentin Makarov said, "...We have extensive experience of working with India in different spheres, I first came to India in 1995...Now we have very close cooperation...India wants to become a leader in the AI. Probably there are some historical problems which prevent you from being a leader all the time. Now we have the United States and China who are opposite leaders...If we combine our best things together and create a synergetic effect of that. I am sure India will be becoming one of leaders in the world in terms of AI..."

India's vision is clear: PM Modi at India AI Summit

PM Narendra Modi said, "India's direction regarding AI is clear. India's vision is clear. AI is a shared resource for the benefit of all humanity. Together, we must create an AI future that advances innovation, strengthens inclusion, and moves forward by incorporating human values. When technology and human trust go hand in hand, the true impact of AI will be visible on the world."

'UPI played important role in bridging digital divide,' said PM Modi

Speaking about India's online payment ecosystem, PM Modi said, "Our digital vaccination platform significantly helped millions of people get vaccinated on time. Our UPI ensured that people could easily conduct online transactions even under difficult circumstances. UPI has also played a significant role in bridging the digital divide in India." He further added that over the years, the country has built a vibrant digital public infrastructure. "We are sharing this with the world because, for us, technology is not a tool of power, but a tool of service. The goal is to empower, not power. AI should also be directed towards the welfare of all humanity. In the past, technology created divisions, but today, our goal should be to ensure that AI technology is accessible and accessible to all..."

Even impossible becomes possible, when we stand with each other: PM Modi at leader's plenary session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's heritage and said, "India is the land of Buddha, and Lord Buddha said, "right action comes from right understanding." Therefore, it is very important that we together create a roadmap that shows the true impact of AI. True impact comes only when we take right decisions at the right time." The PM further added, "During the COVID global pandemic, the world has seen that when we stand with each other, even the impossible becomes possible. From vaccine development to supply chain, from data sharing to saving lives, collaboration provided the solution."

PM Modi joins world leaders for 'family photo'

PM Modi holding hands and posing for photographs alongside heads of state from participating countries during the AI Summit in New Delhi.

'One of the biggest markets for AI in the world,' said Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO

Speaking at the India AI Summit 2026, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said, "It is amazing to be here, obviously the work happening in India and the adoption of AI is leading the world, and I can't wait to see what goes next. This will be one of the biggest markets for AI in the world, and I think India will have a huge amount of influence... It (AI) will definitely impact the job market, but we always find new things to do, and I have no doubt we will find lots of better ones this time."

'AI India Summit is much bigger than anybody expected': Serge Raffard, GM at Allianz India

AI summit: From Tata Sons chair Chandrasekaran’s expansion strategy to Google CEO Pichai’s ‘vision’ — who said what

India’s AI ambitions took centre stage at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, where national and global leaders, policymakers, and top technology executives discussed how artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, governance, and society.

From Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s emphasis on democratising AI and building sovereign capabilities, to Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran’s description of AI as the next major infrastructure shift, speakers framed the technology as both transformative and foundational.

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PM Modi joins world leaders for 'family photo' at India AI Summit

Three Indian cos launched their AI models and apps: PM Modi

Speaking at the India AI Summit 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "...India sees a strong future in AI. We have the talent, energy capacity, and policy clarity. I am pleased to inform you all that at this summit, three Indian companies have launched their AI models and apps. These models showcase the talent of our youth...I invite you all to design and develop in India, deliver to the world, humanity."

MANAV Vision for AI: Narendra Modi lays out ethical roadmap for the AI age

"Today at the New Delhi AI Impact Summit, I present the MANAV Vision for AI. MANAV means human, and MANAV Vision says M- moral and ethical systems: AI should be based on ethical guidance. A- accountable governance means transparent rules, robust oversight; N- national sovereignty means whose data, his right. A- accessible and inclusive means AI should be a multiplier, not a monopoly. V- valid and legitimate means AI should be lawful and verifiable. This MANAV vision of India will become an important link for the welfare of humanity in the AI-based world of the 21st century," said PM Modi, in his keynote address at the India AI Summit today.

'It's crucial that this trust is built into technology,' Prime Minister Modi said in his keynote address today

"Let us pledge to develop AI as a global common good. A crucial need today is to establish global standards. Deepfakes and fabricated content are destabilising the open society...In the digital world, content should also have authenticity labels so people know what's real and what's created with AI. As AI creates more text, images, and video, the industry increasingly needs watermarking and clear-source standards. Therefore, it's crucial that this trust is built into the technology from the start," PM Modi at India AI Summit on Thursday.

Design and develop in India: PM Modi addressed AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on innovators to design and develop in India, and deliver solutions to the world and humanity.

AI is a transformative power: PM Modi at AI India Summit

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "AI is a transformative power. If directionless, it becomes a disruption; if the right direction is found, it becomes a solution. How to make AI from machine-centric to human-centric, how to make it sensitive and responsive, this is the basic objective of this Global AI Impact Summit. The theme of this summit clearly reflects the perspective from which India views AI. Welfare of all, the happiness of all. This is our benchmark..."

'Big vision and equally big responsibility': Narendra Modi urges responsible AI use

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "The pace with which the world's youth are embracing AI and taking ownership of it is commendable. There is tremendous enthusiasm among young people for the AI ​​Summit...We have to have a big vision and shoulder an equally big responsibility. Along with the present generation, we also have to worry about what form of AI we will hand over to the coming generations. Therefore, the real question today is not what Artificial Intelligence can do in the future. The question is, what do we do with Artificial Intelligence in the present? Such questions have come before humanity before. The most powerful example is nuclear power. We have seen its destruction and its positive contribution has also been seen..."

AI making machines intelligent, but also increasing human capabilities: PM Modi, addressing India AI Summit

"AI is making machines intelligent, but more than that, it is increasing human capabilities manyfold. There is only one difference: this time the speed is unprecedented and the scale is also unexpected. Earlier, the impact of technology used to take decades to be visible. Today, the journey from machine learning to learning machines is faster, deeper and wider than ever," PM Modi said.

'India is centre of the world's largest tech pool,' PM Modi said, addressing India AI Summit

Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit PM Modi said, "...I welcome you all to the most historic AI Summit of the world...India is the centre of the world's largest tech pool...It is a matter of pride for the Global South that the AI summit is being organised in India"

India adapts new technology rapidly: PM Modi at AI India Summit 2026

PM Modi addressed AI India Summit 2026 on Thursday. Speaking at the event he said, "India builds new technology and also adapts it rapidly."

PM Modi hails Make in India at AI India Summit 2026

PM Modi joins tech titans for group photo at AI India Summit

PM Modi and tech moguls pose for group photo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined leading global tech figures, including Sundar Pichai of Google and Alphabet Inc., Sam Altman of OpenAI, Alexandr Wang, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, and Meta’s Chief AI Officer, for a group photograph at the India AI Impact Expo 2026 in Delhi.

AI has become major field of strategic competition: French President Macron

“1 year ago the AI landscape started to shift, US announced Stargate, China launched DeepSeek; AI has become major field of strategic competition, Big Tech got even bigger”, says French President Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron highlights India’s sovereign tech push at AI Summit

"AI, GPU, chips are now directly translated in geopolitical and macroeconomic terms. Some time for the best, some time for the worst, I have to say. One year ago, we demonstrated something else... India made a deliberate sovereign choice, SML, small language models. Task-specific, designed to run on a smartphone, India built the first government-funded AI and deployed 38,000 GPUs at the cheapest rates to every startup in the country," French President Emmanuel Macron said.

'AI has become a major field of strategic competition,' said French President Emmanuel Macron

Talking about last year's AI Summit, which was co-hosted by New Delhi and Paris, Macron said, "when France and India co-hosted the AI Action Summit in Paris, we set a global guiding principle for technologies that would transform our societies and our economies. We say that Artificial Intelligence will be an enabler for our humanity to innovate faster, to disrupt healthcare, energy, mobility, agriculture, and public services for the good of mankind. Both of us, we do believe in this revolution. AI has become a major field of strategic competition, and big tech got even bigger..."

India built something no other country has built: French President Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron hailed India's online payment system in his address to the India AI Impact Summit on Thursday. The French leader said, "India built something that no other country in the world has built. A digital identity for 1.4 billion people. A payment system that now processes 20 billion transactions every month. A health infrastructure that has issued 500 million digital health IDs. Here are the results. They call it the India Stack Open Interoperable Sovereign. That is what this summit is about. We are clearly at the beginning of a huge acceleration, and you perfectly described it during your interventions."

President Emmanuel Macron delivers keynote address at AI Summit

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses India AI Impact Summit

Can't allow the digital divide to become an AI divide: Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai

CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai addressed India AI Impact Summit on Thursday, "We cannot allow the digital divide to become an AI divide. That means investing in compute infrastructure and connectivity... We're also building a vast network of subsea fibre optic cables, including four new systems between the US and India as part of our America-India Connect initiative announced yesterday. Responsibility also means navigating profound economic shifts. AI will undeniably reshape the workforce, automating some roles, evolving others, and creating entirely new careers. 20 years ago, the concept of a professional YouTube creator didn't exist. Today, there are millions around the world," he said.

India has an absolutely central role to play: Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO

"On the positive side, have the potential to cure diseases that have been incurable for thousands of years, to radically improve human health, and to lift billions out of poverty, including the global south, and create a better world for everyone. On the side of risks, I'm concerned about the autonomous behaviour of AI models, their potential for misuse by individuals and governments, and their potential for economic displacement. India has an absolutely central role to play in these questions and challenges, both on the side of the opportunities and on the side of the risks," Anthropic CEO.

Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, addressed AI India Summit 2026

CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei delivered keynote addressed at Bharat Mandapam. Speaking at the Summit, he said, "As a sign of our commitment, we just this week opened an office in Bengaluru and hired Irina Ghose, who has spent three decades building businesses in India, as our managing director for Anthropic India. We've also announced partnerships with major Indian enterprises this week, including Infosys and others."

Google CEO Sundai Pichai delivers keynote address at Bharat Mandapam

'Building AI at scale with trust,' said Tata chairman, N Chandrasekaran

Tata Group chairman, N Chandrasekaran, said, "Over the past few years, under our Prime Minister's vision, India has treated AI as a strategic national capability, aligning the full stack from chips to systems to energy to applications. Through Semicon India, an India AI mission and most importantly, the recent reforms such as the Shanti Act for clean energy. We are building AI at scale with trust, resilience and long-term competitiveness..."

India is working across all five layers of the AI stack: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Speaking at the India AI Summit 2026, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “The summit saw participation from 118 countries, making it a grand success. AI is a foundational technology transforming work and decision-making, and the Prime Minister’s vision is to democratise and scale it so its benefits reach the masses. India is working across all five layers of the AI stack, focusing on real-world solutions in sectors like healthcare, agriculture, education, and finance. At the model layer, emphasis is placed on sovereignty, with the belief that over 90 per cent of use cases can be addressed through smaller, specialised models that deliver value at lower cost.”

'PM's vision is to democratize technology, make it accessible to all,' said IT minister Vaishnaw

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "Welcome to the first AI summit in the global south and the biggest AI summit so far. We have participation from 118 countries. Thank you all for making this summit a grand success...PM Narendra Modi believes that the true value of technology lies in ensuring that its benefits reach the masses. Our Prime Minister's vision is to democratize technology, deploy it at scale, make it accessible to all..."

PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron attend AI India Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and several other global leaders are attending the India AI Impact Summit 2026, highlighting the event’s growing international significance. The leaders are also scheduled to come together for a ceremonial ‘Family Photo’, symbolising a shared commitment to shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

Carrying this momentum forward, the Prime Minister will take part in the opening ceremony of the summit. PM Modi is also set to deliver a keynote address at 10.25 am.

PM Modi arrived at AI India Summit to greet world leaders