AI Impact Summit in New Delhi: the New Delhi Declaration
2026-02-19 · Publisher : Gouvernement indien · Domain : Artificial Intelligence
The AI Impact Summit, the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South, concludes with the New Delhi Declaration: a non-binding text endorsed by 88 countries and organisations, including the United States and China, then by 92.
What changes
- Declaration dated February 19, 2026, published on February 21 with 88 signatories, 91 on February 24 and 92 as of March 5.
- The United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom and the European Union are among the signatories.
- Seven pillars ("chakras"): AI resources, growth, trusted AI, science, inclusion, skills, energy efficiency.
- Voluntary, non-binding commitments, including a Charter for the Democratic Diffusion of AI.
The AI Impact Summit, held in New Delhi on February 18 and 19, 2026, is the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South, after Bletchley Park, Seoul and Paris. It ends with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact. ### What happened - The text is dated February 19: "We, the participants from countries and international organizations, gathered in New Delhi on 19 February 2026." The Indian government publishes it on February 21. - Its motto, "Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya" (welfare for all, happiness for all), carries the idea that AI's benefits must be shared equitably. - The declaration is organised around seven pillars: democratizing AI resources, economic growth and social good, secure and trusted AI, AI for science, access for social empowerment, human capital development, resilient and energy-efficient AI systems. - The summit launches several voluntary initiatives: the Charter for the Democratic Diffusion of AI, the Global AI Impact Commons, the Trusted AI Commons, an international network of AI for science institutions and a workforce reskilling playbook. ### Signatories | Date | Signatories (countries and organisations) | |---|---| | February 21, 2026 | 88 | | February 24, 2026 | 91 (Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Guatemala) | | March 5, 2026 | 92 | The list published by the Indian government includes the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany and the European Union. ### Caveats The text is explicitly non-binding and favours "voluntary, non-binding" frameworks. During the summit, White House science adviser Michael Kratsios said about governance: "We totally reject global governance of AI," according to TIME. ### Key takeaways The declaration achieves broad consensus, including the United States and China, at the cost of weak commitments. The focus shifts from model safety to access, development and diffusion of AI.
Links
- PIB (gouvernement indien) — AI Impact Summit 2026 Concludes with Adoption of New Delhi Declaration (texte et signataires)
- PIB (gouvernement indien) — More countries join the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact
- DD News — Three more countries join New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact; signatories rise to 91
- TIME — World Leaders Near Declaration on AI, Indian Government Says
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