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Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales, speaking with NDTV's Senior Executive Editor Aditya Raj Kaul from the AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam, struck an optimistic yet cautious note on India's role in shaping the future of AI, stressing the importance of human oversight, open knowledge, and public-private collaboration. Wales described the scale and energy of the event as emblematic of India’s growing influence in global technology debates. With more than 200,000 registrations and delegations from over 20 countries, the summit, he said, exceeded expectations. “It’s all the energy of India. I thought it would be big. It’s bigger than that,” Wales remarked. 

According to Wales, one of the most promising aspects of artificial intelligence is its growing ability to work across languages, an area that still needs improvement but holds enormous potential for countries like India. Combined with a strong software workforce and a deeply entrepreneurial culture, AI could significantly boost productivity and innovation. “It’s a very exciting time,” he said.

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Anchored in India's distinctive strengths - from its population-scale digital public infrastructure to its dynamic startup and research ecosystem - NDTV's Ind.ai will position India not merely as a participant in the AI revolution, but as a shaper of its global norms and direction. The Summit aims to convene policymakers, technologists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to chart a framework for AI that is trusted, inclusive, and transformative - for India and for the world.

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Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept for India's defence sector but a present-day operational necessity, Dr Chandrika Kaushik, the Director General (Production Coordination & Services Interaction) at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), said in an exclusive interview with NDTV on the sidelines of the AI Summit in New Delhi.

Speaking to NDTV's Senior Executive Editor Aditya Raj Kaul, Dr Kaushik underlined that AI will play a decisive role in national security as the volume and complexity of data available to armed forces continue to grow exponentially.

"The amount of data that is available across the defence spectrum today is humanly impossible to crunch and make meaningful sense of in real time. This is where AI plays a leading role," she said.

NDTV is hosting the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on its third day at ITC Maurya in New Delhi, beginning with a dance performance in front of an LED screen that tells the story of the Summit. As artificial intelligence transitions from experimentation to real-world deployment at scale, the Summit will explore the delicate balance between innovation and safeguards, growth and ethics, disruption and inclusion. The Summit aims to convene policymakers, technologists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to chart a framework for AI that is trusted, inclusive, and transformative - for India and for the world.

NDTV will speak to many leaders, including Rishi Sunak, who will discuss the age of intelligence - power, policy, and innovation.