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‘AI will never function in India without a human in the loop’: AI start-up founders to Firstpost
Published on: Feb. 18, 2026, 7 p.m. | Source: Firstpost
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, startup leaders from KOGO AI and Arinox AI told Firstpost that India’s strength lies in AI applications and agentic systems rather than foundational models. They argued that sovereign, air-gapped AI infrastructure, human oversight, and high-quality data will define India’s competitive edge amid global competition from the US and China
