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Tech billionaires fly in for Delhi AI expo as Modi jostles to lead in south
Campaigners fear Narendra Modi could use AI to increase state surveillance and sway elections. Campaigners fear Narendra Modi could use AI to increase state surveillance and sway elections. Silicon Valley tech billionaires will land in Delhi this week for an AI summit hosted by India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, where leaders of the global south will wrestle for control over the fast-developing technology. During the week-long AI Impact Summit, attended by thousands of tech executives, government officials and AI safety experts, tech companies valued at trillions of dollars will rub along with leaders of countries such as Kenya and Indonesia, where average wages dip well below $1,000 a month. Amid a push to speed up AI adoption across the globe, Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, the heads of Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, will all be there.
India plans AI 'data city' on staggering scale
India plans AI'data city' on staggering scale Information technology minister for India's Andhra Pradesh state, Nara Lokesh, speaks during an interview in New Delhi in January. New Delhi - As India races to narrow the artificial intelligence gap with the United States and China, it is planning a vast new data city to power digital growth on a staggering scale, the man spearheading the project says. The AI revolution is here, no second thoughts about it, said Nara Lokesh, information technology minister for Andhra Pradesh state, which is positioning the city of Visakhapatnam as a cornerstone of India's AI push. And as a nation ... we have taken a stand that we've got to embrace it, he said ahead of an international AI summit this week in New Delhi. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.