Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, urged governments to establish AI regulatory frameworks immediately, warning against waiting for serious AI agent failures before acting. He said rules must be urgent but should not suppress technological development or industry growth, and suggested regulators could model AI oversight on the aviation sector’s globally coordinated system—covering slot allocation, flight operations and uniform conduct—speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum

2026-10-14

Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises, urged governments to establish AI regulatory frameworks immediately, warning against waiting for serious AI agent failures before acting. He said rules must be urgent but should not suppress technological development or industry growth, and suggested regulators could model AI oversight on the aviation sector’s globally coordinated system—covering slot allocation, flight operations and uniform conduct—speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Wednesday.