OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei refuse to hold hands at AI summit

An awkward moment unfolded at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi during a high-profile photo opportunity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Global technology leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, joined the Prime Minister on stage for a group photograph. While other leaders followed PM Modi's lead by holding hands and raising them high, Altman and Amodei appeared briefly unsure of the gesture. The two tech rivals, whose companies represent competing visions for artificial intelligence, ended up simply clasping their fists in the air instead of holding hands.