BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday strongly criticised the protest staged by the Indian Youth Congress during the India AI Impact Summit, calling it "shameful" and alleging that it amounted to defaming the country at a time when global technology leaders were honouring India.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has termed the conduct of the Congress at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 as highly unfortunate and shameful, alleging that it was an attempt to tarnish the country's image on an international stage.
He said that Congress is no longer acting as a responsible political party but as an anti-national party, and that Rahul Gandhi's gang, scared of India's progress, has resorted to tarnishing the country's image.
"The vibrancy of the Indian ecosystem, as far as AI is concerned, the world has got a chance to see it. Many applications and solutions which have been developed in India, many of them by startups, were all showcased and showcased very effectively," he said.
Congress leader Harish Rawat on Friday defended the Indian Youth Congress's shirtless protest at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit, saying it's the opposition's job to warn against potential misuse of AI.
Hungary's Deputy Speaker Lajos Olah on Friday warned that unchecked artificial intelligence could erode the very foundations of democratic systems and said that "democracy cannot function in the absence of accountability," as leaders gathered for a session titled "AI for Democracy- Reimag
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the summit saw participation from leaders and delegations across continents, reinforcing India's growing role as a key player in the global AI landscape.
In a post on X, Singh said that while the world was watching India host the AI Impact Summit and witnessing the country's growing global leadership in the field of technology, the Congress opted for "disruption over contribution."
"We also have a lot of investment pledges. I think the number is growing each day, it's already crossed USD 250 billion for the infra-related investments and about USD 20 billion for the VC deep tech investments that have been committed by investors. This is a very important sign for us.
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Researchers have developed a multilingual and scalable method to identify and correct Surface Name Errors (SNEs) in Wikipedia, thus helping improve information reliability for both human users and artificial intelligence systems.
The event titled 'Shaping Tomorrow' brought together world-leading AI experts, frontier AI companies, and representatives from government to celebrate the UK-India technology partnership and the important momentum created by India's AI Impact Summit 2026.