New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- India used the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi this week to signal both its ambition and growing capability in shaping global artificial intelligence (AI) rules. Despite a few organizational hiccups, the event offered a clear window into the country's long-term AI vision.

At the summit, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the voluntary New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments, urging companies to deliver measurable outcomes on responsible AI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that without safeguards, humans risk becoming mere data points, reinforcing India's push to democratise AI for the Global South.

The framework asks firms to publish anonymised AI adoption data and improve multilingual performance beyon...