Congress, BJP Spar Over Anthropic CEO’s ‘Disorganised’ India AI Summit Remark
Congress, BJP Spar Over Anthropic CEO’s ‘Disorganised’ India AI Summit Remark Published By, Last Updated: June 19, 2026, 11:20 IST Amodei described the India AI
Congress, BJP Spar Over Anthropic CEO’s ‘Disorganised’ India AI Summit Remark Published By, Last Updated: June 19, 2026, 11:20 IST Amodei described the India AI Summit as “extremely disorganised” while explaining an awkward on-stage moment involving Sam Altman and himself during a group photo session. Amodei described the India AI Summit as “extremely disorganised.” (Source: X) A fresh political controversy has erupted over comments made by Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei about the India AI Summit held in New Delhi earlier this year, with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaging in a war of words over the remarks. The row began after a video clip from Amodei’s interview with Bloomberg resurfaced on social media. In the interview, Amodei described the India AI Summit as “extremely disorganised" while explaining an awkward on-stage moment involving OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and himself during a group photo session at the event. The summit, held in February, brought together more than 100 global AI leaders, chief executives, policymakers and industry experts to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. The event was attended by several prominent technology figures, including Altman and Amodei, who previously worked together at OpenAI before the latter left to establish Anthropic.
Responding to a question about why he and Altman appeared reluctant to hold hands during a photo opportunity on stage, Amodei said the organisers had changed the order in which participants were standing at the last minute and then instructed them to hold hands for the photograph. “What happened was that the summit was extremely disorganised. We all came up at the last minute and they changed the order in which we were standing. And then they took a picture of us and they ordered us all to hold hands," Amodei said during the interview. Congress Highlighted Amodei’s Remarks The remarks were subsequently highlighted by Amitabh Dubey, Congress’s research and monitoring in-charge, who shared the clip on social media and drew attention to Amodei’s criticism of the summit’s organisation. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated in a Bloomberg interview that the India AI Summit was “extremely disorganised".About the chaos on stage: “There was Narendra Modi up there suddenly telling everyone to hold hands…" (collapses with laughter). pic.twitter.com/24lnmtCw17 — Amitabh Dubey (@dubeyamitabh) June 18, 2026 However, the BJP quickly hit back, accusing the Congress of selectively sharing the remarks while omitting Amodei’s clarification that he was not singling out India.
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