Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:56pm on 17 Feb 2026,Tuesday Tech Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared India's bold ambition to become one of the top three AI superpowers globally at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi marking the first global AI convening hosted in the Global South. Themed "Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhaye" (Welfare for All, Happiness for All), the summit unites world leaders and tech stakeholders around inclusive, human-centric AI. Modi highlighted AI's transformative role across healthcare, education, agriculture, and heritage preservation, linking it directly to India's Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. He also announced robust safety frameworks including AI watermarking rules and the IndiaAI Safety Institute, stressing that human oversight must always govern AI decision-making.
