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Gates Exit Shifts Spotlight From AI Ambition To Credibility Questions At India Summit

Gates Exit Shifts Spotlight From AI Ambition To Credibility Questions At India Summit
  • Published February 20, 2026

India’s flagship AI gathering was designed as a statement of intent — a five-day showcase of technological ambition, geopolitical relevance and investment potential. Instead, it has spent much of its time navigating a crisis of optics, culminating in Bill Gates cancelling his keynote just hours before he was due on stage.