Kunal Sood Unveils AudacityAI: Aligning AI with Human Values at UN General Assembly

Kunal Sood Unveils AudacityAI at UNGA to Align AI with Human Values

It is built on the facets of Seva, Sangha, Sadhana, and Swadharma Kunal Sood, an India-born global impact leader, reportedly launched AudacityAI during the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The announcement was made during the flagship Audacity UNGA 100 Disruptors Summit, where more than 500 leaders across government, business, science, and the arts came together to understand how humanity can unlock the potential of AI. AudacityAI is an initiative which grounds AI systems with human values to ensure that the technology is aligned towards helping leaders accelerate the progress of society. AudacityAI Framework Launched by Kunal Sood According to an Economic Times report, Sood unveiled the new framework as a way to ensure that AI technology works to improve the human society built around various morals and principles. Calling the new venture a "platform of platforms," Sood reportedly highlighted that without human wisdom, AI can amplify inequality. Sood's initiative is not a new algorithm or a machine learning system, but a framework that dictates how AI models can be trained to understand the values and moral system that guides humans. One particular facet of the initiative reportedly focuses on using human leaders to align AI with "human ingenuity, compassion, and purpose." A New Indian report claims that the main highlight of the AudacityAI initiative is the Storytelling Leadership Engine. It brings thought leaders and AI together, so that the leaders can co-create narratives or prompts that "inspire action and embed ethics into machine learning." Sood reportedly believes that an AI system that has been guided by the AudacityAI framework can work alongside humans to amplify human potential. There are four main elements of the framework, according to the report. First is Seva, or selfless service, which tells AI to serve humanity instead of profit or power. Second is Sangha, or sacred community, which focuses on the global fellowship of leaders united in collaboration. Third is Sadhana, or spiritual practice, which teaches inner resilience and clarity amid disruption. And finally, the fourth facet is Swadharma, or personal calling, which aligns AI's individual purpose with the urgent needs of the world. Sood reportedly also compared the AI revolution with the IT boom and stated that India should not limit itself to the back-end of the technology, and instead must rise as the front-end or the leaders. "Our greatest asset is not our code but our consciousness, not our algorithms but our ancient insight into the human spirit. If we can fuse that depth of wisdom with the audacity of innovation, India will not only shape the future of AI, it will illuminate the moral leadership compass of humanity itself," ET quoted Sood as saying.

Kunal Sood launches AudacityAI at UNGA

This platform positions India to lead in ethical AI development, combining modern innovation with ancient wisdom. At the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Indian-born global impact leader Kunal Sood launched AudacityAI, a bold new initiative he describes as a "platform of platforms" designed to ensure that artificial intelligence is guided not only by algorithms but also by timeless values, moral courage, and compassion. The launch took place at the AUDACITY UNGA 100 Disruptors Summit, co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, where more than 500 leaders from government, business, science, and the arts gathered to explore how humanity can unlock its limitless potential in the age of AI. The launch also comes at a time when India is projected to be among the fastest-growing AI markets in the world, with the country's AI economy expected to cross 40 billion dollars by 2030. Policymakers, businesses, and entrepreneurs are now actively debating how to embed ethics, governance, and trust into exponential technologies. AudacityAI places India in a unique position by combining modern innovation with ancient Indian wisdom, offering the world not only technology but also a model for conscious leadership in the AI age. Kunal Sood said in a statement, "Technology is rewriting the future at an unprecedented pace. But without wisdom, AI risks amplifying inequality and eroding meaning. What we need here and now is audacious leadership, leaders who have the moral courage to reimagine what it means to be human. I believe India has an opportunity like never before to emerge as a true beacon of hope and higher consciousness in architecting a better future for humanity in the age of AI. For centuries, ancient Indian wisdom rooted in consciousness, compassion, and moral courage has guided our civilization. Today, as AI reshapes the destiny of nations, it is this heritage that positions India to lead the world not through domination or data, but through dharma by embedding ethics, empathy, and enlightened leadership into the very fabric of AI." The gathering featured iconic voices who reinforced Sood's vision. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said, "Stories are the way human beings have always made sense of the unknown. If we can tell new stories about AI, stories rooted in courage, ethics, and imagination, then AI will not diminish us. It will help us rediscover what it means to be human." Entrepreneur and advocate Julia Haart added, "We cannot cling to outdated systems that no longer serve us. True leadership means breaking barriers and making space for new models of possibility." Sood added, "We must no longer see ourselves merely as the back-end of the AI world's technology revolution, as we did during the IT boom. Instead, India must rise as the front-end of wisdom, modeling for humanity how to raise AI with the right values and virtues in action, ensuring that intelligence serves life, not the other way around. Our greatest asset is not our code but our consciousness, not our algorithms but our ancient insight into the human spirit. If we can fuse that depth of wisdom with the audacity of innovation, India will not only shape the future of AI, it will illuminate the moral leadership compass of humanity itself."