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The panel explored how improving access to data and AI tools, strengthening local model development, and moving from being consumers to creators of AI can help countries in the Global South shape their own digital futures. They also highlighted the importance of ethical design and sustainable infrastructure as digital capacity expands.

The nationwide AI Responsibility Pledge campaign, launched under the IndiaAI Mission in collaboration with Intel India on February 16, sought to mobilise citizens across the country to commit to the ethical, inclusive, and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence through the dedicated portal, aipledge.indiaai.gov.in.

At the AI Summit, experts debated India's challenge of protecting citizens' data while keeping pace with global AI leaders. CP Gurnani stressed governance and cybersecurity, Umesh Sachdev warned against overregulation and potential "data colonisation," and Saurabh Kumar Sahu advocated human-led AI governance to ensure innovation, security, and strategic competitiveness.

At the India Today AI Summit 2026, Puneet Chandok, President of Microsoft India & South Asia, delivered a sharp message on the future of employment in the age of artificial intelligence stating that AI itself will not take away jobs, but professionals who fail to learn and adapt to AI tools risk being replaced by those who do.