AI Pioneer LeCun Backs India's AI Leadership, Praises Modi's Direction

• AI pioneer Yann LeCun endorses India's AI leadership role, stating 'Modi has India moving in the right direction.'
• Steve Hanke, Johns Hopkins Professor, highlighted India's growing AI influence as it hosts the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
• LeCun, former Chief AI Scientist at Meta, supports India's open and collaborative approach to AI development.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed world leaders, including UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, to the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam.
• The AI Impact Summit, running from February 16-20, gathers over 500 global AI leaders, 150 academicians, and 400 CTOs, alongside more than 100 government representatives.