Published: Feb 20, 2026, 10:45 IST | Updated: Feb 20, 2026, 10:45 IST
A brief, awkward moment at a global AI Summit is now drawing attention to a much deeper divide in the Artificial-Intelligence world. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and anthropic CEO Dario Amodei pointedly avoided holding hands during a symbolic gesture of unity at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi. The optics may seem trivial, but the rivalry behind it is anything but.