While emphasising AI\u2019s power to democratize access to information and noting India\u2019s unique opportunity to shape global standards around data privacy, Shantanu Narayen said \u201cIndia can play a leadership role, not just in what these models mean, but in how we think about data, privacy, security, and trust.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides this, <\/strong>Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Chairman, Infosys, and Dario Amodei, CEO, Anthropic, engaged in a wide-ranging fireside chat exploring the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, the challenge of diffusion at population scale, and the balance between innovation, democratic guardrails, and inclusive growth.<\/p>\n\n\n Dario Amodei, highlighting this gap between technological progress and societal impact, said, \u201cThere is a duality between the fundamental capabilities of the technology and the time it takes for those capabilities to diffuse into the world. In the Global South, the benefits of AI may be even larger than anywhere else, but that makes it even more important that we get safety, democratic governance and economic inclusion right.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The conversation also addressed AI\u2019s risks and opportunities for the Global South, including economic displacement, safety, and the need to demonstrate meaningful use cases to avoid public backlash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A thought-provoking Fireside Chat featuring Yann LeCun, Executive Chairman, Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, was also held. In conversation with Ms. Marya Shakil, Managing Editor, India Today, Mr. LeCun shared insights on the evolution of Artificial Intelligence, the distinction between intelligence and AI systems, and the long-term trajectory of technological progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The conversation opened with a fundamental question on whether AI is on the path to surpass human intelligence. Mr. LeCun reframed the debate, suggesting that the more immediate and meaningful transformation lies in AI\u2019s ability to amplify human intelligence rather than replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Addressing India\u2019s role in global AI innovation, Mr. LeCun said, \u201cLong-term, innovation comes from countries with favorable demographics that means India and Africa. The youth are the most creative part of humanity.\u201d<\/em> He further stressed that education would become even more critical in the AI era. Describing AI\u2019s transformative potential, he remarked, \u201cSome economists say it’s the new electricity. I think it\u2019s more like the new printing press. 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