India, Feb. 18 -- A controversy erupted on Tuesday over the attendance of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates at the world's biggest AI summit who became a topic of speculation on Tuesday, following conflicting reports. The Government sources initially stated he would not attend amid allegations surrounding his alleged links to the Epstein files, but a spokesperson for the Gates Foundation quickly contradicted to say he is indeed participating.

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is leading the AI show, did not give a direct reply to reporters at a scheduled press conference when asked about Gates' participation. He, however, gave reasons for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pu...