Big technology companies’ CEOs attended the opening ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The ceremony was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning.
In his address, Chairman of Tata Sons N. Chandrasekaran described AI as the next foundational infrastructure. He highlighted the country’s digital public infrastructure achievements and positioned AI as a strategic national capability built across the full stack, from chips and systems to energy and applications.
CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, reflected on the pace of AI advancement since the first global AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in 2023. He described the progress as staggering. He noted that AI has been advancing along an exponential curve for nearly a decade and is rapidly approaching a point where systems may surpass human cognitive capabilities across most domains.
In his address, CEO of Alphabet Sundar Pichai described AI as the biggest platform shift of a lifetime and underlined its potential to accelerate scientific discovery. The Google CEO said AI is truly helpful for everyone, and all must pursue it boldly and responsibly and work through this defining moment together.
