Protests Erupt at India AI Impact Summit Over Unemployment Fears

Youth Congress members disrupted India's major AI summit chanting about job losses and compromised trade deals — and were reportedly beaten by attendees in the crowd.

India's AI Impact Summit turned chaotic on Friday when Youth Congress protesters disrupted proceedings, chanting that the Prime Minister is "compromised" and demanding accountability over unemployment and AI-related trade deals, as @INCIndia documented. The situation escalated when, according to @ocjain4, attendees physically confronted the protesters, reportedly beating them with belts inside the event pandal. The incident went viral on Indian social media.

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