At a time when the use of protected works to train AI models has become one of the most defining—and explosive—issues in the global debate, the AI Impact Summit in India barely touches on the subject. Between industrial ambitions, technological sovereignty, and transparency frameworks, the issue of copyright appears to be on the sidelines, as if this central point of friction could still be circumvented in the international governance of artificial intelligence. While disputes between rights holders and AI developers are multiplying in the United States and the European Union is refining the implementation of the AI Act in terms of copyright, the AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi this week leaves a feeling of blind spot. Out of the entire program, only one international session addresses—indirectly—the issue of copyright,…
