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The U.S., U.K., China, and France are among 88 countries and planetary organisations to endorse 'New Delhi Declaration connected AI Impact', with its adoption marking a important milestone successful planetary practice connected artificial intelligence, an authoritative merchandise said connected Saturday (February 21, 2026).
On the rule of 'Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya' — Welfare for all, Happiness for each — the declaration underscores that the benefits of AI indispensable beryllium equitably shared crossed humanity.
It emphasises strengthening planetary practice and multi-stakeholder engagement, respecting nationalist sovereignty, advancing AI done accessible, and trustworthy frameworks.
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The declaration is structured astir 7 cardinal pillars that correspond the instauration of planetary AI cooperation. These are democratising AI resources, economical maturation & societal good, unafraid & trusted AI, AI for science, entree for societal empowerment, quality superior development, and resilient, businesslike & innovative AI systems.
"The AI Impact Summit 2026, held successful New Delhi connected 18-19 February, concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration connected AI Impact, marking a important milestone successful planetary practice connected artificial intelligence. The declaration has been endorsed by 88 countries and planetary organisations, reflecting a broad-based planetary statement connected leveraging AI for economical maturation and societal good," the merchandise said.
The database of endorsing countries includes the U.S., China, the U.K., Russia, France, Australia, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Japan, Italy, Israel, Ireland, among others.
Indonesia, Iran, Hungary, Greece, Germany, Finland, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, The Philippines, Peru, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, the UAE, Ukraine, the EU, and IFAD are besides connected the database connected endorsees.
According to the release, the acme is expected to catalyse semipermanent planetary partnerships and presumption AI arsenic a cardinal operator of economical growth.
The acme delivered a bid of voluntary, collaborative planetary initiatives, including Charter for the Democratic Diffusion of AI that seeks to beforehand affordable entree to foundational AI resources, supports locally applicable innovation ecosystems.
Other aspects see planetary AI Impact Commons, with a absorption connected a level to standard and replicate AI usage cases globally, and alteration cross-country collaboration for improvement impact; trusted AI Commons, which is simply a repository of tools, benchmarks, and champion practices, with wide enactment for improvement of unafraid and trustworthy AI systems.
It besides talks of planetary web of AI for subject institutions, that facilitates planetary technological collaboration and enhances AI-driven probe capabilities.
Another are of absorption is AI for societal empowerment platform, that enables cognition speech and scalable solutions, and focuses connected equitable AI adoption.
Other deliverables are the AI workforce improvement playbook and reskilling principles (supports AI skilling, reskilling, and literacy, and prepares nations for an AI-driven economy); and guiding principles connected resilient and businesslike AI (focus connected energy-efficient AI systems, and supported by a playbook connected AI infrastructure resilience).
The declaration highlights the relation of AI successful driving economical transformation, the value of open-source and accessible AI ecosystems, request for energy-efficient AI infrastructure, and expanding AI's relation successful science, governance, and nationalist work delivery.
It places steadfast accent connected strengthening planetary cooperation. As per the authoritative release, participants reaffirmed their committedness to advancing shared planetary priorities successful AI governance; promoting voluntary, non-binding frameworks; and translating imaginativeness into enactment done continued collaboration.
