Bill Gates pulled out of India's AI Impact Summit hours before his scheduled keynote address, dealing another blow to an event already plagued by organizational failures. The billionaire's cancellation followed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's earlier withdrawal and came as the summit struggled with traffic chaos, exhibition hall closures, and a robot plagiarism scandal. Reliance Industries announced a $110 billion AI infrastructure plan during the event, while Tata Group partnered with OpenAI to advance India's AI ambitions.

Despite securing over $200 billion in investment pledges, the summit faced mounting criticism from attendees and industry leaders. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the gathering alongside global tech executives including Google's Sundar Pichai, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and Anthropic's Dario Amodei. The executives posed for a symbolic unity photograph, though Altman and Amodei notably did not hold hands. Modi emphasized the need for children's safety on AI platforms and announced the New Delhi Frontier AI Commitments, a set of voluntary principles for responsible AI development.

The event's organizational failures sparked outrage among participants. Police repeatedly shut roads for VIP movement, forcing attendees to walk miles in central Delhi. The summit exhibition halls were unexpectedly closed to the public, and Galgotias University was asked to vacate its stall after presenting a Chinese-made robotic dog as its own creation. Opposition parties criticized the government's management, with Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera questioning how entrepreneurs could be expected to walk such distances.