New Delhi, February 18 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday described the ongoing AI Summit as a "disorganized PR spectacle" and alleged that Chinese products are being showcased there.
Gandhi's remarks came in the midst of a controversy surrounding Galgotias University, which is alleged to have showcased a robotic dog labeled "Orion" at the AI Summit Expo. Critics said that this was actually a Chinese-made Unitree Go2, not an in-house innovation.
"Instead of leveraging India's talent and data, the AI summit is a disorganized PR spectacle - Indian data up for sale, Chinese products showcased," the former Congress president said in a post on X.
According to sources, Galgotias University has been asked to vacate its stall at the AI Summit Expo immediately.
Gandhi also tagged a post by the Congress, which alleged, "The Modi government has made India a laughing stock globally, regarding AI."
"In the ongoing AI Summit, Chinese robots are being displayed as our own," he charged.
The Congress claimed that the Chinese media has mocked India.
"This is truly embarrassing for India. What is even more shameful is the fact that Modi's minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, is promoting China's robots at the Indian summit," it said.
"The Modi Government has caused irreparable damage to the image of the country - they have reduced AI to a joke - a field in which we could be world leaders given our data power. Brazenly shameless," the party said on X.
Pawan Khera, head of the Congress's media and publicity department, said in a post on X, "Ashwini Vaishnaw has proved that in India, AI means 'Ashwini is Incompetent'."
"As for the 'Pradhan (Tamasha) Mantri' - every event is a 'Jhappi-pappi' fest. This was supposed to be an AI Summit - a platform for innovation and exchange of ideas. The BJP has reduced it to a cheap China Bazaar," Khera said in his post, adding that the Gen Z of the country would not forgive them.
