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University Ousted From AI Summit Over Chinese Robot Dog Row

Was India's AI summit marred by embarrassing fraud or did it showcase genuine innovation despite one miscommunication?
University Ousted From AI Summit Over Chinese Robot Dog Row
Above: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes a group photo with AI pioneers like Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Sundar Pichai, and Alexandr Wang, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19. Image credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

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Government-critical narrative

A private university's fraudulent display of a Chinese robot dog as its own innovation caused international embarrassment at India's flagship AI summit. The government-backed deception was promoted by state media and a minister who later deleted his tweet, yet a junior professor was scapegoated while organizers faced criticism for security failures including stolen exhibits.

Pro-government narrative

One fraud detected among 644 AI technologies and 326 exhibitors from 37 countries hardly diminishes a summit that unveiled three Indian LLMs and attracted 41 tech CEOs. The swift action against the university demonstrates proper oversight at an event showcasing $200 billion in AI investment and real innovation across India's tech sector.


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