Hi there, The 2026 AI Impact Summit in India is the latest iteration of an event that has become a bellwether for global discourse around the AI industry, especially the question of whether, and how, it can be governed. But it also demonstrates how important ideas can be invoked in ways that dilute their meaning or co-opt their force. This series—produced by AI Now Institute, Aapti Institute, and The Maybe—brings together leading advocates, builders, and thinkers from around the world who live and breathe substance, analysis, and meaningful action into these ideas. Check it out here: https://ainowinstitute.org/publications/research/reframing-impact-ai-summit-... Table of Contents Introduction: The India AI Impact Summit 2026: Early Forensics and Planting the Seeds for a People-Centered Alternative Sumedha Deshmukh, Amba Kak, Astha Kapoor, and Mila Samdub Data Rich Karen Hao Human Capital Joan Kinyua Climate Naomi Klein AI and Development Usha Ramanathan Frugal AI Timnit Gebru AI for Good Abeba Birhane Democratization Audrey Tang Accountability Nikhil Dey Linguistic Diversity Chenai Chair Multilateralism Chinasa Okolo Sovereignty Rafael Grohmann Open Source Meredith Whittaker -- dr. Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor of Media Studies Department of Arts, Culture and Media<https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/rafael-grohmann> Faculty of Information<https://ischool.utoronto.ca/profile/rafael-grohmann/> University of Toronto Leader, DigiLabour<https://digilabour.com.br/> Research Associate, University of Oxford<https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/rafael-grohmann/> Founding Editor, Platforms & Society<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/PNS> Principal Investigator, Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP)<https://digilabour.com.br/worker-owned-intersectional-platforms-woip/> Co-Lead, Creative Labour and Critical Futures (CLCF)<https://criticaldigitalmethods.ca/creative-labour-critical-futures/> Researcher, AI Policy Observatory for the World of Work<https://www.essex.ac.uk/research-projects/ai-policy-observatory-for-the-world-of-work> Senior Fellow, Massey College<https://www.masseycollege.ca/> Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society<https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/> <https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/>