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February 19, 2026
Altman and Amodei share a moment of awkwardness at India's big AI summit
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi prompted speakers at the event to join hands and raise them in a show of unity, all executives on stage obliged, except OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei, who held their hands conspicuously apart.
TL;DR
- Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Dario Amodei (Anthropic) did not join hands when prompted by PM Narendra Modi at the India AI Impact Summit.
- Altman and Amodei lead fierce competitors in the AI race, OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Their rivalry has intensified recently, including a public dispute over introducing advertisements into AI chatbots.
- Both executives were at the summit in New Delhi, where AI-related announcements were made.
- OpenAI is opening two new offices in India and partnering with TCS.
- Anthropic has also opened an office in India and is collaborating with Infosys.
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