Overview
- At his New Delhi residence, Modi met 12 firms shortlisted for the AI for ALL: Global Impact Challenge, with IT ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Jitin Prasada in attendance.
- He called for a uniquely Indian approach to AI that is ethical, unbiased and transparent, anchored in strong data privacy principles.
- Labeling founders “co-architects of India’s future,” he urged them to seek global leadership with affordable, inclusive and frugal solutions and pledged full government support.
- Startups showcased work across Indian-language foundation models, multilingual LLMs, speech technologies, generative 3D content, engineering simulations, materials research, advanced analytics and healthcare diagnostics.
- Founders lauded India’s enabling environment but flagged needs for richer datasets, funding and clearer rules as the country prepares the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19–20.