Gates' Withdrawal and Chaos Mar India's AI Summit

Bill Gates withdrew from India's AI Impact Summit on Thursday just hours before his keynote address, further intensifying the challenges faced by the already troubled event. His absence compounded by event mishaps and public grievances over traffic hindered the summit's success.

The Gates Foundation stated that his withdrawal was to keep focus on the summit's priorities. Days earlier, the foundation had refuted rumors of his non-attendance. Other high-profile figures, including Prime Minister Modi, were still slated to speak at the conference.

The summit's problems were exacerbated by another notable fall-out: Nvidia's Jensen Huang. Meanwhile, prior links between Gates and Jeffrey Epstein came to light, casting shadows over Gates' philanthropic conversations. Additionally, road closures for VIP passage brought city-wide inconvenience to Delhi.