Towards Regenerative AI: Frames for Inclusive, Indigenous, and Intentional Innovation

IT for Change, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and with support from the European Commission, convened a two-day global dialogue titled ‘Towards Regenerative AI: Frames for Inclusive, Indigenous, and Intentional Innovation’, an official Pre-Summit Event of the India - AI Impact Summit 2026, on 30 October - 1 November 2025 at the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF), Bengaluru.

The event brought together around 50 leading researchers, technology practitioners, and policymakers from India, the EU, and beyond to chart the course for a regenerative AI paradigm that foregrounds inclusivity, indigenous knowledge, and intentional design.

The dialogue interrogated the political economy of contemporary AI — dominated by a handful of transnational corporations — and engage with alternative pathways that cultivate equity, ecological stewardship, and democratic oversight. It generated actionable insights for policy and research priorities in regenerative AI, advancing locally grounded, socially just, and sustainable innovation. The deliberations and outcomes from this dialogue contributed to the agenda of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, offering critical and globally informed perspectives to the conversation.

This synthesis report of the conference brings together the deep insight and rich dialogue on the key challenges in the current AI paradigm, and traces how participants articulated a constructive response.

It can be accessed here.

The New Deal distills the shared political and normative commitments that emerged from this process. It is organized around four interlinked prongs:

• Meaningful and Dignified Work
• Diversified Economies
• Pluralistic Knowledge Societies
• Planetary Flourishing

You may access the New Deal here.