India, Feb. 20 -- There is going to be no slowdown. "And if safety is not built in from the start, we are heading for a trust crisis." These powerful remarks defined the tone of a high-level discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the AI Knowledge Consortium event titled "Diffusing AI: Human Capital, Infrastructure, and Trust", held on Thursday at India International Centre in the national Capital.

The event brought together global technology and regulatory leaders to debate how AI should scale in countries like India.

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora made it clear that the AI wave cannot be paused. "Anyone who tries to slow it down will just give up competitive advantage," he said. He pointed to the billions of dollars being i...