Anthropic CEO Slams India AI Summit: Fuels BJP-Congress Row

The CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, has sparked a political controversy in India. He described the India AI Summit, held in February, as "extremely disorganised." This comment came during a Bloomberg interview. Amodei was asked about an awkward moment on stage with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, where they didn't hold hands. He explained that the summit was disorganised, leading to last-minute changes and a request for everyone to hold hands for a photo. The Congress party highlighted Amodei's remark. However, the BJP claims the clip shared by Congress was "edited." The BJP says the full statement included Amodei clarifying that many international summits are disorganised, not just the one in India. This dispute shows how a single comment can quickly escalate into a political debate.