Indian National Congress has strongly criticized the government of Narendra Modi over the issue of artificial intelligence (AI), saying that the government has turned India into a “global laughing stock.”
According to Congress, Chinese robots are being presented as Indian-made robots at the ongoing AI summit, and even Chinese media has mocked India over the matter. The party described the situation as “extremely embarrassing” for the country. In a statement posted on the social media platform X, Congress claimed that Modi government minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is also promoting this “falsehood” by showcasing Chinese robots at the Indian summit.
Congress further alleged that the Modi government has caused irreparable damage to India’s global reputation and has reduced an important sector like AI to a joke, despite India’s potential to lead the world in AI due to its vast data resources.
The party described the government’s conduct as “arrogant and shameless,” calling it a source of embarrassment for India.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also criticized the AI summit, saying that instead of leveraging India’s capabilities and data, the event has turned into a poorly managed PR spectacle, where “Indian data is up for sale and Chinese products are on display.”
International publication Bloomberg also criticized the arrangements of the AI summit held in New Delhi. In its report, Bloomberg noted that severe mismanagement was witnessed at India’s largest business summit when a sudden security lockdown left hundreds of delegates stranded without food and water.
According to the report, the lockdown was imposed due to security concerns, forcing participants to wait for several hours at the venue without basic facilities, leading to strong dissatisfaction among delegates.
It is worth noting that during the exhibition in the Indian capital, Galgotias University faced online backlash after a robotic dog displayed at the national AI summit was identified as a Chinese-made product.
The controversy emerged during the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi, where university representatives presented the robotic dog as part of their AI ecosystem. During the presentation, Professor Neha Singh introduced the robot and discussed its potential uses, including surveillance and campus applications, aiming to showcase the institution’s technological capabilities.
However, social media users identified the robot as a commercially available Chinese model, after which the university issued a clarification stating that it had never claimed the robot as its own invention.
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