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AI hit: India hungry to harness US tech giants’ technology at Delhi summit
India hosted an AI Impact Summit in Delhi led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, focused on harnessing US artificial intelligence technology to drive economic growth for its 1.4 billion citizens. The summit raised strategic concerns about India's technological sovereignty and the risk of dependency on US tech giants for critical AI infrastructure. OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman's prediction of early superintelligence emerging around 2027 added urgency to India's ambitions to develop AI capabilities