Cheaper AI inference and open architectures essential for mass adoption: Nandan Nilekani

Artificial Intelligence serves as a fundamental construct for large-scale societal transformation when integrated with open networks and decentralised ecosystems. Speaking at a panel during the India AI Summit 2026 in Delhi, Nandan Nilekani, Co-founder and Patron of Networks for Humanity, emphasised that the convergence of AI agents and open architectures is the fastest way to diffuse technology productively to improve lives.