'AI can't yet fix Delhi's traffic': Rishi Sunak jokes about arriving late for AI Impact Summit 2026

Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday poked fun at the traffic snarls in Delhi as he addressed a gathering at the India AI Impact Summit, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Blaming traffic congestion and taking responsibility for the delay, he made quirky remark that Artificial intelligence (AI) can't yet fix Delhi's traffic.

“Sorry we're a few minutes late and it's entirely my fault. AI can do many things as we found out this week, but it can't yet fix Delhi's traffic,” ANI quoted the British politician as saying at the beginning of the session.

While addressing the AI Impact Summit as a keynote speaker, Sunak appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership for providing a platform to discuss this game changing innovation.

Highlighting the importance of this event, he said, “We do need a regular forum, where we can all meet and discuss this technology, and that is what this Summit provides under Prime Modi's leadership. This summit will deliver impact; it will show us how we can make AI work, not just for the developed world but for the developing world too.”

According to Rishi Sunak, this summit would show how AI can improve health and education “in every corner of the globe.” During the interaction, the former British PM said, “There is no better place to discuss this AI transformation than India.”