Sunil Mittal on Slow down AI development

Sunil Mittal

Founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises.

We need to think about the regulation. I don't think we need to stifle it or stop the growth of it, but equally, it will be foolish for anybody to think that we can let it flow to a level, and then if an accident happens, then we'll think about it.

AI Verified (Oct 14, 2026)

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Sunil Mittal, speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026, quoted by Press Trust of India in Business Standard, October 14, 2026. Mittal said AI growth should not be stifled or stopped, but called for regulation before an accident occurs.

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Slow down AI development

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AI Verified Mittal explicitly says AI growth should not be stifled or stopped, which directly opposes slowing AI development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 57min ago

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AI Verified Mittal says AI growth should not be stifled or stopped; the recorded 'against' vote matches opposition to slowing development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 57min ago

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AI Verified Business Standard's October 14 PTI report quotes Mittal verbatim at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum; date and attribution match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago

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Nations should establish binding international rules for AI safety and governance

We need to think about the regulation. I don't think we need to stifle it or stop the growth of it, but equally, it will be foolish for anybody to think that we can let it flow to a level, and then if an accident happens, then we'll think about it. [...

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