A light-hearted moment from the India AI Impact Summit 2026 turned into social media gold when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stood side by side with Prime Minister Narendra Modi but pointedly avoided holding hands during the group photo. The two AI leaders, known for their past professional differences after Dario's departure from OpenAI, kept their hands firmly to themselves despite the Prime Minister's attempt at the classic Indian group unity pose. The clip quickly went viral, prompting a flood of amused reactions on X. Yuchen Jin tweeted, “Nothing can make Sam and Dario hold hands, not even the Prime Minister of India!” Aayush called the scene “peak cringe,” observing their visible discomfort. Shubham Sakhuja compared them to “unprepared students forced into a group project.” Trendulkar reminded followers of Dario’s OpenAI exit, while Himanshu quipped that Modi “tried the most Indian thing possible to unite them” but failed spectacularly. Thousands have since shared the fist-raising alternative pose, turning the awkward encounter into one of the event’s most talked-about highlights. PM Narendra Modi Poses With Global Tech Leaders Including Sam Altman and Sundar Pichai at AI Impact Summit (Watch Videos).

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