Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva lauded the India AI Impact Summit as a homecoming for the digital world, honoring India’s 2,000-year-old binary invention during the event’s kickoff in New Delhi. Beside PM Modi, he hailed the gathering’s timing amid global societal shifts.
On X, Lula noted Brazil’s pride in joining this pioneering Global South initiative. The Fourth Industrial Revolution accelerates while multilateral frameworks erode, making AI’s global governance imperative.
He reflected on tech’s duality: aviation revolutionized travel yet risked disasters; atoms powered progress and weapons. Genetic and space advances mirror this. AI algorithms form power structures; exclusionary growth will widen inequalities, demanding equitable access to compute power and capital.
Lula’s February 18-22 itinerary features summit participation and Modi bilateral on the 21st. Preceding this, his Pichai meeting covered Google’s Brazil commitments – investments, Sao Paulo center, infrastructure – and Brazil’s AI roadmap, digital services, and data center plans.
The summit spotlights ethical tech stewardship. Lula’s tribute to Indian heritage underscores a narrative of reclamation: from ancient math to AI frontiers, India reasserts influence. India-Brazil synergy promises collaborative paths forward, countering tech monopolies with diverse, principled governance.