India, Feb. 16 -- As artificial intelligence moves beyond experimentation into everyday systems, the debate is shifting from what the technology can do to how it should be governed. That was the central theme of a discussion on responsible and ethical AI at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, where policymakers, industry leaders, academics and infrastructure experts examined how AI can be deployed at population scale without compromising trust or accountability.

Participants included representatives from the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Mastercard, Kore.ai, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and the National Power Training Institute, reflecting the breadth of sectors now shaped by AI.

Speakers noted that AI systems are inc...