Why India must use AI to save what it already grows
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Ms Rubal Chib
Contd from previous issue
The India AI Impact Summit, which will take place from 16-20th February 2026 in our capital city, arrives at a moment when these distinctions are becoming clearer. Globally, AI discourse is grappling with concentration of power, data asymmetries and environmental costs. India’s opportunity lies in demonstrating a different pathway, one where intelligence is decentralised, context-aware and embedded within real economic systems. Agriculture, food logistics and climate adaptation are not edge cases in this story; they are central to it.
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Contd from previous issue
The India AI Impact Summit, which will take place from 16-20th February 2026 in our capital city, arrives at a moment when these distinctions are becoming clearer. Globally, AI discourse is grappling with concentration of power, data asymmetries and environmental costs. India’s opportunity lies in demonstrating a different pathway, one where intelligence is decentralised, context-aware and embedded within real economic systems. Agriculture, food logistics and climate adaptation are not edge cases in this story; they are central to it.
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