00:00These giant posters of Prime Minister Modi are everywhere in New Delhi this week,
00:04where India's hosting its biggest AI summit. It's almost like he's always watching.
00:09The theme this year is welfare for all and happiness for all. But the dysfunction here
00:14is also very real. Road closures turned commutes into chaos. Lines were long and unpredictable.
00:20One day the venue was abruptly cleared for a Modi walkthrough. And yet, I think the chaos
00:25reveals something real. Appetite. India is now the second largest user base of Chachupetee,
00:30behind the US, and it leads the world in generative AI app downloads. But here's the
00:34elephant in the room. How does India go from being the world's most enthusiastic AI consumer
00:39to being a serious producer? There were massive data center investment announcements, but land,
00:44water and electricity are already stretched thin here. Straining the nation's power grid and water
00:49supply also risks a host of backlash and environmental concerns when many cities still
00:54fail to deliver drinkable water and breathable air. Unlike aging countries selling AI as a fix for
00:59labor shortages, India has a huge young population that needs jobs. The challenge of translating the
01:05AI wave into livelihoods will be a bigger governing test for Modi than collecting selfies with Silicon
01:10Valley elite. Ultimately, nowhere were AI's promises and hypocrisies on clearer display than here in Delhi
01:16this week. India has become a test case for whether AI diffusion empowers everyday people or
01:21merely widens inequality, and the rest of the world will be watching closely.
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