We’re providing 33% more data than the U.S.: Ex-NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant at AI Impact Summit

Feb 17, 2026

New Delhi, Feb 17, 2026 (ANI): G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Feb 17 emphasised that while Artificial Intelligence is set to disrupt every sector and way of life, its evolution must be guided by three pillars- accessibility, affordability, and accountability. “The challenge is whether we can ensure that AI reaches those below poverty line, vast segments of population, whether AI can be used to transform lives of citizens in the Global South, and whether AI can be used to improve learning outcomes, improve nutrition standards, which are major challenges before the world. The important thing is that today, we in India, if you look at OpenAI, ChatGPT, we are providing more data than the United States of America. 33% more data than the United States of America is doing. These large language models are getting better and better on the basis of data from the Global South. So the models are getting refined, and data for the Global South, they will create business models and sell you products at a very high cost tomorrow...,” said Amitabh Kant.