Heads of state and tech leaders from over 80 countries gathered in New Delhi to assess artificial intelligence's impact on humanity. The summit, convened by Narendra Modi, raised concerns about AI risks spiraling out of control. The New Delhi Declaration was signed after negotiations extended by one day.
The India AI Impact Summit, held in New Delhi, brought together heads of state, ministers, and delegates from over eighty countries, alongside tech corporation leaders such as Sam Altman of OpenAI, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Sundar Pichai of Google, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, and Dario Amodei of Anthropic. Also attending were Emmanuel Macron of France, Pedro Sánchez of Spain, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Guy Parmelin of Switzerland, Vladimir Putin's chief advisor, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and IMF head Kristalina Georgieva. Bill Gates canceled due to Epstein file revelations.
The event's motto, driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was “Well-being for all. Happiness for all.” Discussions addressed fears of irreparable harm if AI goes out of control, with Altman suggesting a global agency like the IAEA to regulate it, likening AI to nuclear energy that can heal or destroy.
Notable absences included the United States, represented only by its ambassador, as Donald Trump rejects industry controls, stating that “regulations kill innovation.” Argentina's Javier Milei government sent no representatives. Outside the summit, India and the US signed the “India-U.S. AI Opportunity Partnership” on economic security, semiconductors, and next-generation data centers.
Consensus emerged on democratizing resources like chips and algorithms, promoting technological sovereignty with local models, and using AI for social good in agriculture, health, and education. Regulation would target existential risks. The next summit will be in Geneva in one year.
