New York: UN chief Antonio Guterres has praised India for its leadership for the upcoming global summit on Artificial Intelligence, as he underlined that it is an “absolutely crucial issue” in international relations and one of the biggest challenges of the current times.
Secretary General Guterres will be travelling to India to attend the India–AI Impact Summit 2026 that will be held on February 19-20 in New Delhi. The Summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South and will focus on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'.
“Well, I am delighted that I have the chance to participate in this meeting,” Guterres said. “I do believe that AI today is an absolutely crucial issue in international relations and one of the biggest challenges of our times. So it is very important that countries come together and discuss it, also with civil society, in all kinds of circumstances,” the UN chief said.
