New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- India's big-ticket push for global prominence in artificial intelligence begins on 16 February. The AI Impact Summit has driven hotel prices higher across New Delhi, and attendance rates for global heads of state match those seen when India hosted the G20 summit in 2023. Why is there such hype around a technology event, and what does the summit seek to achieve? Mint explains.

The India AI Impact Summit, organized by the ministry of electronics and IT (Meity), primarily seeks to establish the country's intent in a technology that has been billed as the biggest foundational shift since the industrial revolution. With Big Tech of the US pursuing foundational technologies, and China making a mark with democratizing the ...