Seeing President Macron running on the streets of Mumbai, two things stand out:
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) February 17, 2026
1. No visible convoy, minimal security, just blending into the city and doing his thing.
2. The fitness level. Leadership needs stamina as public life is demanding.
And think of our politicians 🙈! pic.twitter.com/uCuQ0XGyOc
There are generally 2 types of LLM users, those that use it to learn everything , and those that use it so they don’t have to learn anything.
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) February 17, 2026
For decades, we imported technology.
— Gautam Adani (@gautam_adani) February 17, 2026
Now we are building the backbone.
Renewable energy. Grid resilience. Hyperscale AI.
A $250B intelligence ecosystem in motion.
India will not follow the AI century.
India will shape it. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/fqv4S42OAb
The power of AI agents comes from:
— Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) February 17, 2026
1. intelligence of the underlying model
2. how much access you give it to all your data
3. how much freedom & power you give it to act on your behalf
I think for 2 & 3, security is the biggest problem. And very soon, if not already, security…
It was an honour meeting President Emmanuel Macron at today’s luncheon, along with other dignitaries. What stood out was not just the warmth of the interaction with him, but the clarity and depth of the exchange around cinema, culture, and the role of storytelling in building… pic.twitter.com/nM34Mbpfzw
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) February 17, 2026
Here comes the new CEO in the world of AI.
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) February 17, 2026
Did I say a CEO’s ? Aplogies. For how could there be a single CEO in the time of AI ? ? For elveryone is potentially a CEO .. and no one is a CEO either. In the world of AI, the top down organizations are dead.
First, celebrate.… pic.twitter.com/wOwwgeN5hQ
The future belongs to the idea person.
— Adam Draper ⏻ (@AdamDraper) February 17, 2026
The more ideas you have the more you can create.
Absolutely lovely catching up with
— Chandra R. Srikanth (@chandrarsrikant) February 17, 2026
Vinod Khosla at the India AI impact summit @vkhosla to Moneycontrol on AI, Indian IT, Sarvam, Emergent and more
OpenAI is doing extremely well because they have great talent
I think all the major models will do well and they will leapfrog… pic.twitter.com/Mhckf12QgE
Massive attendance at AI Impact Summit .. am here on the second day .. today there is no disorganisation .. 400,000 registrations .. brilliantly organised .. 150,000 young people attending SO FAR.. average age under 30 .. meeting so many young people .. deeply involved and…
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) February 17, 2026
📣 Founders, Pitch Me Directly
— Danish Manzoor Bhat 📕 (@TellDM) February 17, 2026
I’m putting out a direct call to founders in India & developing nations building in AI, Defence, Semiconductors, Climate or Health Tech.
If you are building something exceptional that strengthens your nation’s growth and improves the world, I want…
https://t.co/F8MVDBB5FUhttps://t.co/GA2GN1yeJO Kalki Sena Drive https://t.co/rIMLFZ5IEH
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) February 17, 2026
There is an easy, affordable way to time travel into the future:
— Alex Macdonald (@alexfmac) February 17, 2026
Go to San Francisco. Meet with young, ambitious founders. pic.twitter.com/lArtapT6at
I don’t know how long I will continue the experiment, but I haven’t opened social media for the past ~5 days (posting from Typefully). Now I know that I am 100% addicted, by the way.
— Dmytro Krasun (@DmytroKrasun) February 17, 2026
I am unaware of the latest AI news, and I hope you are all doing great.
Probably haven’t been… pic.twitter.com/nIonllRUzM
We are hiring research scientists and engineers to accelerate the next era of intelligence. 🔥✨
— Sara Hooker (@sarahookr) February 17, 2026
We are tackling problems that are extremely technically demanding but hugely satisfying at @adaptionlabs
Join us. pic.twitter.com/b89pX9g866
Dario Amodei just said the quiet part out loud:
— Bo Wang (@BoWang87) February 17, 2026
The real AI moats aren't in chatbots. They're in medicine and the physical world.
Anyone can wrap a model in a pretty UI. Very few can navigate FDA trials, biological complexity, and regulatory mazes.
The biggest AI companies… pic.twitter.com/fwCb4adWQ1
Dear world, ready for a cup of something truly exclusive? ☕
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) February 17, 2026
India’s GI products carry centuries of skill, community knowledge, and geography that cannot be replicated.
To take this legacy global, @DPIITGoI has launched Bharat GI, a national umbrella IP positioned as “A World… pic.twitter.com/Xyez4cO3Hb
Everyone else is selling AI, you are selling coffee? @PiyushGoyal https://t.co/Wa4OgyXJml
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) February 17, 2026
I hope this tweet reaches founders who have been standing in line for the last 3 hours to reach the exhibition hall at the AI summit pic.twitter.com/f3dSAHdPaA
— Abhinav Kukreja (@kukreja_abhinav) February 17, 2026
Spent an inspiring afternoon with President Emmanuel Macron and his gracious better half, Brigitte exchanging thoughts on cinema, culture, and the powerful bridge between India and France.
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) February 17, 2026
Here’s to India 🇮🇳 x France 🇫🇷
And to many more stories waiting to be told.… pic.twitter.com/UkNzhcKxKG
Khosla ventures founder
— Chandra R. Srikanth (@chandrarsrikant) February 17, 2026
Vinod Khosla says
If someone works in Cisco for 15-20 years I consider them unemployable, you get ossified in big companies
Very clear to me people in India don't believe something will happen to IT
By 2030 there will be no such things as IT services… pic.twitter.com/yFrvI9ZYjS
AI Summit in Delhi has taken off with a bang. Who’s who is here. Startups, CEOs, ministers, VCs, media etc.Yes it is a bit crowded, but I’m glad they have democratized the whole event and made it inclusive. Like Davos it has amazing side events at hotels. Glad i came. Enjoy! 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/GpsstOHRQ8
— Asha Jadeja Motwani (@ashajadeja325) February 17, 2026
Anthropic CTO Rahul Patil gave a (real) dev talk at SPC India in BLR earlier today to a room packed with over 150 devs & technical founders:
— Rahul Mathur (@Rahul_J_Mathur) February 17, 2026
(1) His motivation to join Anthropic:
While he was CTO at Stripe he did an "Engineer-cation" i.e. a solo-trip where he spend time coding;… pic.twitter.com/g3S1YAg02s
Its so obvious the path this world is going down. So I spent another $10,000
— Alex Finn (@AlexFinn) February 17, 2026
My vision has never been clearer.
Open source AI models are now equally if not more powerful than closed source ones
We will soon all have private personalized super intelligent AI agents running… pic.twitter.com/1UiJMAzwnO
Those who have been tracking the Indian startup ecosystem know that over the last decade, there has been a tectonic shift in both the scale of the startups being built and the ambitions of Indian founders.
— Kunal Bahl (@1kunalbahl) February 17, 2026
When I spoke at The Times Group ET NOW Global Business Summit, the point… pic.twitter.com/L0JWeALwO0
Hi I'm Morgan, and since I have a lot of new followers, I thought it couldn't hurt to do a quick intro 👋
— Morgan (@morganlinton) February 17, 2026
First - I was born and raised in Berkeley, and now live in beautiful Lake Tahoe.
I went to Carnegie Mellon, and studied Computer Engineering and Computer Science. Ended up… pic.twitter.com/72rGDpsBGX
If you're hyper-ambitious but without direction, spend all your time doing this right now:
— Andrew Yeung (@andruyeung) February 16, 2026
1. Keep up with what's happening in AI – the latest tools, releases, news.
2. Tinker with vibe coding and AI agents. Continuously try to automate more of your work.
3. Write on LinkedIn…
Thrilled to share that Anthropic has opened our Bengaluru office and is deepening partnerships across India.
— Irina Ghose (@ighose) February 16, 2026
This is an exciting step in our commitment to India’s innovation ecosystem- supporting enterprises, startups, and public initiatives with responsible, practical AI.… https://t.co/KHDpB9NUqz
DON’T STOP TALKING ABOUT IRAN, because every voice raised in truth shines light where shadows try to silence hope: the brave hearts in the streets are calling for freedom, humanity, dignity, and justice, and together we carry their courage forward. pic.twitter.com/4nJ11X58DT
— Max Amini (@MaxComedian) February 17, 2026
One of the biggest misconceptions about AI is that it is just a tool. A knife is a tool that cannot decide whether to chop salad or commit murder, whereas AI can make its own decisions without human involvement.
— Yuval Noah Harari (@harari_yuval) February 16, 2026
From @nytimes piece “Where Is AI Taking Us?” – read the whole… pic.twitter.com/VxEk4ntaDp
Corporate Culture/ Operating System: Greatness https://t.co/NvuFk4pSEZ
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) February 17, 2026
It’s a delight to meet my friend, President Macron in Mumbai! He told me he really likes the city and also enjoyed his run earlier in the day! @EmmanuelMacron pic.twitter.com/edPKuLdn0f
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 17, 2026
— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) February 17, 2026
Children are the future https://t.co/mPRd1T9Aim
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2026
After the talks and press statements at Lok Bhavan in Mumbai, President Macron and I are on the way to the other programmes, which include the India-France Innovation Forum.@EmmanuelMacron pic.twitter.com/v2PKPEgP1o
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 17, 2026
Welcome to India!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 17, 2026
India looks forward to your visit and to advancing our bilateral ties to new heights. I am confident that our discussions will further strengthen cooperation across sectors and contribute to global progress.
See you in Mumbai and later in Delhi, my dear friend… https://t.co/5gDTDt6llp
India AI Impact Expo 2026 was a powerful convergence of ideas, innovation and intent.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 17, 2026
It showcased the extraordinary potential of Indian talent in shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence for global good.
Above all, it reaffirmed our commitment to harnessing AI… pic.twitter.com/jfVWCP4BHh
Auditorium overflowed with young people eager to listen and learn about AI at India AI Impact Summit.
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) February 17, 2026
The enthusiasm and eagerness convinces me that India is soon going to be a superpower in AI.
But we need to look at AI from an Indian point of view. Just like we looked at… pic.twitter.com/gd80fDylRb
India and France have decided to elevate their strategic partnership to the level of a Special Global Strategic Partnership.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 17, 2026
In diplomacy, that means a great deal.
Amazing growth, fastest I have seen to $100m ARR. Great example for Indian startups. A real contender in the coding space. https://t.co/WgEXrV60QI
— Vinod Khosla (@vkhosla) February 17, 2026
In the 20th century, power depended on OIL and STEEL. In the 21st century, power depends on AI, CHIPS and COMPUTE CAPABILITY.
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) February 17, 2026
At AI Summit 2026 India, I spoke about why the GPU challenge is not just a ‘supply chain issue’ but a ‘sovereignty issue’.
In the AI century, power will… pic.twitter.com/9cf6NlErhu
