'Chinese products showcased': Rahul Gandhi calls AI Impact summit 'disorganised PR spectacle'

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed AI Impact Summit, terming it a "disorganised PR spectacle."In a social media post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha claimed that Indian data is up for sale in the event while Chinese products are being showcased. "Instead of leveraging India’s talent and data, the AI summit is a disorganised PR spectacle - Indian data up for sale, Chinese products showcased," Rahul said.Rahul also quoted a post by Congress which said that Modi government has made a "laughing stock of India globally", with regard to AI. "In the ongoing AI summit, Chinese robots are being displayed as our own. The Chinese media has mocked us. This is truly embarrassing for India. What is even more shameful is the fact that Modi’s minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is indulging in the same falsehood, promoting China's robots at the Indian summit," the party said."The Modi Government has caused irreparable damage to the image of the country - they have reduced AI to a joke - a field in which we could be world leaders given our data power," it added.This comes after Galgotia University showcased a robotic dog labled "Orion" at the AI Summit expo. However, the university faced backlash as critics claimed that the product was actually a Chinese-made Unitree Go2 and not an in-house innovation.Meanwhile, Galgotias University has been asked to vacate its stall at the AI Summit Expo immediately, news agency PTI reported citing government sources.