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Priyank Hirani discusses India's role in scaling inclusive AI for social impact with Brent Phillips.

Priyank Hirani, Vice President of Programs at data.org discusses the India AI Impact Summit and India’s role as a development space and test bed for responsible and inclusive AI applications with Humanitarian AI Today Producer, Brent Phillips. In this insightful conversation, Hirani highlights how India is shifting the global narrative away from frontier model competition toward practical, population-scale AI deployment that addresses real-world challenges in health, agriculture, and finance. By building directly upon a decade of robust digital public infrastructure, the Indian ecosystem accelerates adoption through lean, cost-effective and context-aware innovation. Hirani emphasizes how this unique ecosystem serves as a powerful blueprint for the global majority, championing "South-South" collaborations and responsible and inclusive AI innovation. The episode underscores data.org’s mission as a global catalyst, capacity builder, and convener in the social impact sector. Hirani discusses the organization’s ambitious goal to cultivate one million purpose-driven data professionals by 2032 through its expanding Capacity Accelerator Network. Looking ahead to the future of technology…

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