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Anthropic CEO Amodei is speaking at the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi where the big tech giants have announced their plans.
Amodei is part of the special keynote lineup at the Summit.
The energy to build together here is palpable, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Thursday referring to the tech companies part of the big event and the likes of Google CEO Sundar Pichai and other tech giants looking to build for the future of AI in the country. I’ve been spending the last few days meeting with Indian builders and enterprises, and the energy to build together here is palpable, unlike anywhere else,” he added.
Anthropic is one of the many companies looking to build in India, and the AI company, known for its Claude AI model and agent, has been scouting for space in the country with its first base announce in Bengaluru recently.
“The advances in AI technology have been absolutely staggering along with those the advancement in the commercial applications have only grown more urgent,” Amodei pointed out during his keynote in Delhi.
Amodei also talked about the advancements in the world of AI agents and how the technology is getting close to replacing humans with its smarter inputs. “We are now well advanced on the AI curve and only a small number of years for AI models to surpass cognitive capabilities of most humans for most things. We are increasingly close to having AI agents that are more capable than most humans,” he said.
“We are now well advanced on the AI curve and only a small number of years for AI models to surpass cognitive capabilities of most humans for most things. We are increasingly close to having AI agents that are more capable than most humans.”
He also wanted to highlight both pros and cons of having AI evolving at such a pace. “That level of capability (from AI) is something the world has never seen before, and brings a very wide range of opportunities and concerns for humanity.
Amodei has kept himself busy since coming to India as was earlier part of the Anthropic Builder Summit in Bengaluru where he pointed out the scope for AI to really make a difference to the public. India, as the world’s largest democracy, has an opportunity to deploy AI to make governance more efficient and citizen-centric. “That’s a really valuable use of the technology,” he said.
Delhi, India, India
February 19, 2026, 10:31 IST
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