New Delhi: A report released ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to be held in New Delhi, has raised concerns about the country’s approach to AI governance.
Titled India AI Impact Summit 2026: AI Governance at the Edge of Democratic Backsliding, the report, published by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) and the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) notes the gap between India’s stated commitment to inclusive and democratic AI and the reported use of AI systems in ways that affect minority and marginalised communities.
Highlighting the role of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in using such material, the report noted several instances where the BJP used AI-generated videos and images to spread communal narratives and target opposition leaders. “Just a week before the India AI Impact Summit, BJP’s Assam unit uploaded an AI-generated video on its official X account, depicting the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, shooting at two visibly Muslim men with the title “No Mercy.”115 One of the individuals in the framed picture appeared to be a morphed photo of the opposition leader, Gaurav Gogoi, wearing a skullcap. The video has now been deleted after widespread criticism,” the report said.