BRICS Delhi Declaration puts AI at heart of cooperation on growth, health, energy, development

Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a key pillar of the BRICS New Delhi Declaration, with member countries underlining its potential to drive economic growth and sustainable development while calling for international cooperation to ensure AI remains safe, secure, inclusive and reliable. The grouping also.

The declaration also acknowledged the World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai and its contribution to strengthening international cooperation on AI “for good and for all." AI has also been linked to BRICS' economic, industrial and financial cooperation.

What Happened

The declaration noted the work of the BRICS Centre for Industrial Competencies in supporting manufacturing companies, including SMEs, in adopting Industry 4.0 and advanced digital production technologies. It said the platform facilitates exchanges on new industrialisation through emerging frontier technologies, including Artificial.

• It congratulated India on the successful holding of the AI Impact Summit in February 2026, saying the summit would contribute to strengthening international cooperation on common priorities.

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• The declaration comes as India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, with India's Chairship guided by the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability."

Key Details

The declaration further highlighted the growing role of digitalisation and AI in energy systems, alongside advanced data analytics. According to the statement, these technologies offer significant potential to improve system planning, grid management, renewable energy integration and operational efficiency, while strengthening cyber-resilient.

• In education, BRICS countries encouraged cooperation on the safe, ethical and human-centred use of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, alongside digital literacy, academic mobility, institutional partnerships and knowledge exchange.

• It recognised risks associated with the “misappropriation and misrepresentation of knowledge, heritage, and cultural values” that are insufficiently represented in datasets and AI models.

• The declaration also called for fair remuneration to right holders while respecting the needs and priorities of developing countries.

Why It Matters

The BRICS countries welcomed the Guiding Principles on Smart Grids and Energy Storage and noted the initiative to establish a BRICS Digital Centre of Excellence for Smart Grids and Energy Storage under the Smart Grids Workstream of the BRICS Energy Research Cooperation.

• BRICS countries called for expanded cooperation among their Intellectual Property Offices on areas including AI applications, while recognising the importance of protecting intellectual property rights in the digital environment, including for AI training purposes.

• AI also figured prominently in the declaration's approach to intellectual property.

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