At the recent India AI Impact Summit 2026, ACM was represented by several volunteer leaders involved with ACM’s technology policy work, including ACM President Yannis Ioannidis, Technology Policy Council Co-Chairs Virginia Dignum and Jeanna Matthews, and Technology Policy Council members Mohan Kankanhalli, Meenakshi D’Souza and Dame Wendy Hall. Sessions focused on numerous aspects of artificial intelligence such as AI governance in the EU and India, climate action, inclusive health AI for India, children’s safety and more.
The ACM Technology Policy Council also presented “Buy Versus Build an LLM: A Decision Framework for Governments.” This paper examines the trade-offs governments face when deciding whether to build AI systems domestically or procure them externally and provides a strategic framework for making decisions by evaluating options across dimensions including sovereignty, safety, cost, resource capability, cultural fit and sustainability.