February 20, 2026 3:25 PM

AI must serve public interest, not just capacity building: Experts at India AI Impact Summit

Artificial intelligence infrastructure must be aligned with clearly defined public-interest goals rather than capacity creation alone, experts said during a session on equitable access to computing resources at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The discussion, titled “Building Public Interest AI: Catalytic Funding for Equitable Access to Compute Resources,” also marked the release of the working report “Opening Up Computational Resources for New AI Futures” by Dr Saurabh Garg, Secretary,...