Tata Group and OpenAI on Thursday announced a strategic partnership anchored by plans to build 100 megawatts (MW) of AI infrastructure in India, scalable to 1 gigawatt (GW), alongside joint initiatives to accelerate enterprise AI adoption, develop industry-specific solutions and expand AI skilling for Indian youth.

As part of a multi-year agreement, Tata Consultancy Services' HyperVault unit will develop AI-ready, green-energy-powered infrastructure designed to support next-generation AI workloads.

The facility will feature purpose-built, liquid-cooled data centres with high rack densities and connectivity across key cloud regions, positioning India as a global AI hub.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday said that he is "struck by the pace of change" in India and praised the country's growing role in the global AI ecosystem.

He recalled how his father, Regunatha Pichai, said that he would be "more impressed" if driverless cars worked on "busy" Indian roads.

"Still working on that, Dad," Pichai said.

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PM Modi unveiled 'MANAV Vision' for artificial intelligence. It stands for:

M: moral and ethical systems

A: accountable governance

N: national sovereignty

A: accessible and inclusive

V: valid and legitimate

We have to give an open sky to AI, but at the same time we have to keep the reins in our hands: PM Modi.

To ensure that humans don't become a data point or raw material, we have to democratise AI: PM Modi.

"AI is a transformative power. If directionless, it becomes a disruption; if the right direction is found, it becomes a solution," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India AI Impact Summit 2026.

"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," he added.

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "... 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 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," said PM Modi in his address at India AI Impact Summit 2026.

"India represents one-sixth of humanity. India has biggest youth population. India is centre of tech-enabled ecosystem. India makes new technology and adopts it fast," said PM Modi at India AI Impact Summit 2026.

"India at the centre of tech-enabled ecosystem": PM Modi at India AI Impact Summit. 

"In quantum computing, the next frontier, France is not placing one bet. We are placing four," said French President Emmanuel Macron. "Four technologies, four French companies - Pascal, Pontella, Alison Bob, Koly - and one ambition - to make you up a contempore," he said.

"One year ago in Paris, we announced $109 billion in AI investments, and we are delivering this project with a lot of data centers, 58 billion euro in 2025 powered by our decarbonated nuclear energy. With a great assets, and this is very important indeed to have low carbon and available energy. Last year, France exported 90 terawatt hour of low carbon energy and pilotable energy, which is a huge opportunity to build faster and bigger data center."

Talking about what India has built, French President Emmanuel Macron said, "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."

"India built what no other country can," said French President Emmanuel Macron lauding India's digital journey. Sharing a story of growth and transformation, Macron said, "10 years ago, a street vendor in Mumbai could not open a bank account. No address, no papers, no access. And, today, the same vendor accepts payments on his phone for free, from anyone in the country. That is not just a tech story. That is civilisation story. India built something that no other country in the world has built - a digital identity for 1.4 billion people," he added.

"AI must be accessible to everyone," said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. "That is why, encouraged by the General Assembly of the United Nations, I'm calling for a global fund on AI to build basic capacity in developing countries. Skills, data, affordable computing power and inclusive ecosystems. Our target is $3 billion US dollars. That is less than 1% of the annual revenue of a single tech company. A small price for AI defusion that benefits all, including businesses building AI," he added.

"The meeting in India has special meaning... The future of AI cannot be decided by a handful of countries or left to the whims of a few billionaires": UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

"No matter how bold we are or how responsible, we won't realise AI's full benefits, unless we work together. Governments have a vital role that includes its regulators setting important rules of the road in addressing key risks. And importantly, also as innovators, bringing AI to public services that improve lives and accelerating adoption of these technologies for people and businesses."

"In India, where our work together is helping farmers protect their livelihoods in the face of monsoons. Last summer, for the first time, the Indian government sent AI-powered forecasts to millions of farmers, possible in part because of our neural GCM model," shared Google CEO.

"Take El Salvador, where Google has partnered with the government to bring affordable AI powered diagnosis and treatment to thousands who could never afford to see a doctor."

"For 50 years, predicting protein structures was a grand challenge, and a blind spot that's stalled drug discovery. Demis Hassabus and his team at Google DeepMine as an audacious question. How could we use AI to solve this. We didn't just win a Nobel Prize. It compressed decades of research into a database that is now open to the world. Today, over three million researchers in more than 190 countries are using it to develop malaria vaccines fight antibiotic resistance, and much more."

"AI can improve billions of lives and solve some of the hardest problems in science," said Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

"I remember it (Visakhapatnam) being a quiet and modest coastal city, brimming with potential. Now in that same city, Google is establishing a full stack AI hub, part of our $15 billion infrastructure investment in India," said Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

"When finished, this Hubble House gigawatt scale compute, and a new international subsea cable gateway, bringing jobs and cutting edge AI to people and businesses across India," he added.

"We believe that AI will greatly grow the economic pie, including in India on the global South, but that because it is happening so fast, it may lead to a time of disruption, and we need to work together between companies and the government to better manage that time of disruption and bring better prosperity smoothly to all," added Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

"India's the world's largest democracy and can be a partner and leader in addressing the global security and economic risks of the technology," said Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.

"We would like to work with India on testing and evaluation of models for safety and security risks in the tradition that was started by many global and national AI security institutes that have been stood up around the world. Even more, we see a particularly strong opportunity to work with India on studying the economic questions as part of the New Delhi Frontier AI impact commitments, which we're excited to join. As part of our Anthropic economic futures program and Anthropic economic index, we published statistical insights into how AI impacts jobs in the economy. We're excited to increasingly share this information, exchange information with the Indian government to share insights and inform evidence-based policymaking, convene meetings with economists, labor leaders, and policymakers to adjust to to to adapt to the economic impacts of AI."

"On the positive side, we 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 behavior of AI models, their potential for misuse by individuals in 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."

"AI has been on exponential for the last for the last 10 years. And as part of a sort of Moore's law for intelligence, and that we are now well advanced on that curve, and there are only a small number of years for AI models surpassing the cognitive capabilities of most humans for most things," said Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei."We are increasingly close to what I've called a country of geniuses in a data center, a set of AI agents that are more capable than most humans at most things and can coordinate at superhuman speed. That level of capability is something the world has never seen before and brings a very wide range of both opportunities and concerns for humanity," he added.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Joins India AI Impact Summit 2026 on the fourth day. In his address to the global leaders, he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "bringing us together."

"The energy and ambition in this room and across India are incredible. I've been spending the last few days meeting with Indian builders and enterprises, and the energy to build together here is palpable, unlike anywhere else," he said.

It is the age of abundant intelligence, where the scare resources are trust, stewardship and human capability. Let us set out a simple standard for the AI decade: capability with dignity, high impact for every watt of energy and progress with agency and collaboration: N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons Delivers Keynote Address

In his address at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons shared how Tata Group is adopting artificial intelligence. Chandrasekaran shared company's plan, which includes:

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared five layers of AI stack:

"AI is a foundational technology. It is already transforming how we work, learn and make decisions," said Ashwini Vaishnaw.

"PM Modi believes that the true value of technology lies in ensuring that its benefits reach the masses. Our PM's vision is to democratise technology, deploy it at scale, make it accessible to all. That's why, in India, we are working on all the five layers of AI stack," he added.

We have participation from 118 countries, says Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in his welcome address.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw welcomes global leaders at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 day 4.

Bill Gates will not deliver the keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit today, his philanthropic organisation, the Gates Foundation, said this morning, amid a row over the Microsoft co-founder's name appearing in the Epstein files.

The Gates Foundation will be represented by Ankur Vora, president of the Africa and India offices, who will speak later today at the summit in New Delhi, the organisation said.

"After careful consideration, and to ensure the focus remains on the AI Summit's key priorities, Mr Gates will not be delivering his keynote address," the Gates Foundation said in a post on X.

The Gates Foundation remains fully committed to our work in India to advance our shared health and development goals, it said.

The theme of the six-day summit, which began on February 16, is "Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya", which means "welfare for all, happiness of all". It is the fourth annual international gathering focused on AI, following previous meetings in the UK in 2023, South Korea in 2024, and France in 2025.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind head Demis Hassabis, Adobe's Shantanu Narayen and Wipro executive chairman Rishad Premji are among those scheduled to speak at the summit.

Prime Minister will participate in the CEO roundtable from 5:30 pm onwards. It will convene senior executives from global technology and industry firms with government leadership to discuss investment, research collaboration, supply chains, and deployment of AI systems.

Prime Minister will participate in the Leaders' Plenary which will take place around 12 noon onwards. It will bring together Heads of State, ministers, and senior representatives from multilateral institutions to outline national and global priorities on AI, including governance, infrastructure, and international cooperation.

Prime Minister will participate in the opening ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at around 940 am. Along with the PM, the opening ceremony will also be addressed by the President of France Emmanuel Macron, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as well as various top industry leaders from across the world.
This will be followed by a visit to the India AI Impact Expo 2026 along with other leaders at around 11 AM, where they will visit various country pavilions.