India AI Impact Summit opens today: PM to inaugurate, here is everything you need to know about it
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The India AI Impact Summit starts today, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the five-day event at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi later in the evening. From the various sessions to the key attendees, here are all the details.
India is set to host its biggest AI event from today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi later in the evening. The event is going to see some of the biggest names in the world of tech, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman taking the stage to discuss the future of AI, with India as a key focus.
The India AI Impact Summit will span across five days, between February 16 to February 20. It is the first major AI summit to be held in the Global South, putting India at the centre of the AI map. PM Modi will inaugurate the summit at 5 pm. Here is everything you need to know to get up to speed.
And yes, there is a major traffic advisory if you live and work in Delhi-NCR. Do check that out please.
“Starting today, India hosts the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi,” PM Modi tweeted on Monday morning. “The theme of the Summit is Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya or welfare for all, happiness for all, reflecting our shared commitment to harnessing Artificial Intelligence for human-centric progress. Thanks to the 1.4 billion people of India, our nation stands at the forefront of the AI transformation.”
As part of the Summit, over 300 curated exhibition pavilions and live demonstrations will be organised across ten arenas, structured according to three themes that India is calling “thematic chakras”. These are People, Planet, and Progress. These themes aim to reflect the broad scope of AI applications, from social improvements to sustainability and scientific advancement.
The total area of the arenas where discussions and sessions are going to take place is 70,000 square metres.
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