India, Feb. 12 -- As leaders convene in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit next week, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is entering a decisive phase. Rapid advancements in frontier AI models - powered by large models, vast datasets and advanced computing capacity - are expanding the boundaries of what technology can do. At the same time, an urgent story is unfolding across much of the developing world that is focused on making AI accessible and practical now, so it can expand markets and power jobs for those who are often left behind.

For developing countries, small AI offers immediate and transformative value. These practical, affordable, and context-specific AI solutions are designed to solve specific problems - like crop pest detection, he...