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OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman speaks at the AI Summit in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched his country as a ce…
India’s prime minister has put AI rivals Sam Altman and Dario Amodei in an awkward spotlight at a summit in New Delhi. On Thursday, Narendra Modi invited a group of tech leaders to hold hands and raise them together on stage to reflect their commitment to building inclusive AI. Altman and Amodei stood next to each other but didn't clasp hands. They hesitate, then lift their fists instead. The moment went viral online and highlighted the rivalry between OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.
