S03 Ep.02 Exploring India's AI Ambitions and the 2026 AI Impact Summit: In Conversation with Abhishek Singh

How can India develop AI for social good and what does it involve to achieve it? How is India's thinking shaping up on the unique opportunity to host the AI summit in 2026?In Episode 02 of Season 3 of the CCG Tech Podcast, Jhalak and Shashank speak to Abhishek Singh, CEO, IndiaAI Mission & Additional Secretary, MeitY about the work of the IndiaAI Mission & India's hosting of the next AI Summit to be called the AI Impact Summit to be held on Feb 19-20, 2026. He shares how the Summit will focus on the impact of AI across various sectors to understand both risks and benefits from the use of AI. The Summit will take a "whole of India" approach by partnering with various stakeholders along with a clear goal to ensure participation from countries in the Global South. The discussion also dives into the various uses of AI and how best to leverage it for social good across sectors in India. Through this exploration, the episode engages with aspects of the India AI mission, what may be involved in balancing innovation and safety, including the role of existing regulation in responding to user and data harms from AI.Abhishek Singh is CEO, IndiaAI Mission & Additional Secretary, MeitY with responsibilities of Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies, Cyber Security and Digital Skilling. He has previously served as CEO, Karmayogi Bharat in Department of Personnel & Training; and CEO NeGD, DIC and MyGov in Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. In April 2025, he also assumed charge as the Director General, National Informatics Centre (NIC).Resources:The IndiaAI Mission and its pillarsIndiaAI mission use case library on sectoral applications of AI in IndiaAIKoshHosts: Jhalak Kakkar, Shashank MohanEditor: Gopika PFact Checker: Joanne D’CunhaThis podcast is created by the ⁠Centre for Communication Governance⁠ at NLUD. Reach out for any queries / suggestions at [email protected] (The opinions expressed in the episode are personal to the speaker. The University does not subscribe to the views expressed in the episode and does not take any responsibility for the same.)

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