New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has lauded the growing architecture for Artificial Intelligence in India, saying the country has the potential to add a trillion dollars a year to its GDP.

Speaking with ANI on the sidelines of the AI summit, Kapur talked about the growing interest in artificial intelligence among the youth.

"If you had announced a summit on AI a year ago, nobody would be here. One year later, half a million young people have come, all looking for opportunity. That's what's incredible in India," he told ANI.

He said India is an incredibly innovative nation and AI's democratic nature makes it accessible to everyone.

"I think that AI, because it's so democratic, if you haven't been to IIT, if you hav...