"Yoshua Bengio, like many participants of India's AI impact Summit, was running late. By 6 p.m., the New Delhi roads were too gridlocked for the deep learning pioneer, known as one of the "godfathers" of AI, to successfully make it to an event discussing the International AI Safety report he chaired. Instead, he delivered his address to the group gathered at the Canadian Embassy via a blurry video link."
""We were stuck in a roadblock for 45 minutes," Bengio explained amid apologies, adding that he had to reroute to ensure he didn't miss a dinner with the Indian Prime Minister. Bengio did, at least, make it to the dinner, unlike Sara Hooker, CEO of Adaptation Labs, who wasn't quite so lucky. "[I] got stuck in traffic getting back to the venue after I changed into gala attire," Hooker said in a social media post."
"The logistical chaos was a fitting background for the week, which was a mix of investment announcements, gridlocked international diplomacy, and people stuck in actual traffic jams. India's AI Impact Summit was the fourth in a series of global AI summits-following those held at Bletchley Park in the U.K., Seoul, and Paris-and the first to be held in the Global South."
Traffic and logistical problems disrupted attendance and forced some speakers to deliver addresses remotely. Prominent AI figures experienced long delays and some missed events. The summit functioned as the fourth global AI summit and the first hosted in the Global South. More than 20 heads of state, leading AI company CEOs, and delegates from over 80 countries attended. The summit secured a diplomatic declaration with 88 countries and international organizations committing to inclusive AI development. The summit produced voluntary governance commitments for frontier AI companies and announced over $200 billion in investment to support AI initiatives.
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