Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw lit the fuse on innovation by opening the Waves Creators Corner at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, positioning India at the forefront of AI-enhanced creativity. This state-of-the-art pavilion, focused on AVGC-XR domains, serves as a live lab illustrating AI’s profound impact on animation, effects, gaming, comics, and immersive realities.
During the ceremony, Vaishnaw linked the initiative to ministry pillars WAVES-X, WAVES Market, and Create in India Challenge, conducting an in-depth tour. He connected with young innovators from WAVES-X and heavyweights from Adobe, Netflix, Sony, and Amazon, sparking dialogues on future synergies.
Immersive demos abounded: live game creation, on-the-fly cinema from prompts, AWS-BharatGen’s autonomous newsroom for seamless editing. The lineup boasted ServM’s real-time voice replication fueling Indus Chat’s polyglot capabilities, NFDC’s 270-degree AI screenings, Sony’s pioneering rejuvenation of faces and voices, and Whistling Woods’ user-friendly marker-free mocap via iPhone or DSLR.
The hub promises ongoing engagement through global expert sessions, filmmaker clinics, and tech forums amid the Bharat Mandapam summit. Vaishnaw’s earlier remarks set the tone, forecasting India’s export of a pioneering AI healthcare model to revolutionize the sector globally. Championing AI’s expansion in agri-health realms, he aligned with PM Modi’s vision of inclusive technology, targeting systemic overhauls for the masses.