New Delhi hosted a pivotal gathering at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, culminating in the New Delhi Declaration’s endorsement by 88 countries and organizations. This agreement heralds a collaborative blueprint for AI’s responsible global rollout.
Infused with the mantra of collective well-being, it positions AI as a tool for human flourishing, balancing international teamwork with sovereign rights and fostering open, credible systems.
Anchored in seven strategic pillars—AI resource democratization, economic-social upliftment, safe AI paradigms, AI-enabled science, inclusive access for empowerment, human capital growth, and innovative infrastructures—it charts a comprehensive course.
Focus areas encompass AI-driven economic shifts, open-source vitality, energy-conscious builds, and deepened AI integration in research, administration, and citizen services, powered by enhanced cooperation.
The declaration mandates strong digital backbones and affordable links to unleash AI potential. Guided by universal familyhood, it stresses optimizing AI resources for nationwide enablement in development and usage.
As an optional framework, it encourages voluntary adoption to expand basic access, ignite regional innovations, build solid ecosystems respectfully, and democratize high-tech benefits universally.
It envisions barrier-free research setups, surging AI in science and development via international alliances that pool knowledge, views, and assets for transformative outcomes.