I was confused: Sam Altman on awkward moment during Delhi Summit unity hand-raise

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"I was sort of confused and didn't know what I was supposed to do," Sam Altman said hours later, recounting the incident at the summit's inaugural session.

Awkward moment caught on camera as Sam Altman, Dario Amodei refuse to hold hands at Bharat Mandapam

Awkward moment caught on camera as Sam Altman, Dario Amodei refuse to hold hands at Bharat Mandapam.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 19, 2026 20:01 IST

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman on Thursday acknowledged an awkward onstage moment with rival AI firm Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei during a group photograph with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

"I was sort of confused and didn’t know what I was supposed to do," Altman said hours later, recounting the incident at the summit's inaugural session.

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Sahil Sinha

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Feb 19, 2026

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