NEW DELHI, Feb 19, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Artificial intelligence must beaccessible and inclusive, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told worldleaders and tech CEOs on Thursday, at a summit focused on the fast-evolvingtechnology. The AI Impact Summit is the fourth annual international gathering to discusshow to handle it, following previous meetings in Paris, Seoul and Britain. - 'Must belong to everyone' -This year's AI summit -- the largest yet -- has been attended by tens ofthousands of people from across the sector, including dozens of world leadersand ministers. On Thursday, ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Indian IT giant Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS) announced a plan to build hyperscale AI data centre capacityin the South Asian country. AI data centres are under construction worldwide on a massive scale, ascompanies race to develop super-intelligent systems.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 19, 2026 07:16 UTC