India, May 28 -- As the global race for artificial intelligence intensifies, how can India use this emerging technology to maximise the potential of its demographic dividend?

Bharat1.AI cofounder Umakant Soni aims to lead the way forward through the company's push for a "humanity-centric" approach to AI development.

At the third edition of Inc42's AI Summit, Soni delivered his keynote address on "Building Humanity-Centric AI In A World Of Autonomous Agents", focusing on how India can enhance human capability with AI while ensuring a safe economic transition.

He identified two dominant models of AI development, the US model relying on capital deployed by Big Tech companies, and the Chinese state-controlled model focusing on solving nati...