Human-Centric AI, National Transformation

Dr Suborno Bose responds to PM Narendra Modi’s Global AI Summit vision, reaffirming IIHM’s TransformAItion leadership in hospitality education

The address by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Global AI Summit on February 19, 2026, has sparked a powerful national conversation on the future of Artificial Intelligence. His statement that “every few centuries in human history, there comes a turning point” has resonated deeply across industries — and especially within education. For Dr Suborno Bose, Chairman of IIHM, the Prime Minister’s message was not just inspiring; it was affirming.

Dr Bose believes that Artificial Intelligence represents not merely a technological advancement, but a civilizational reset. Echoing the Prime Minister’s clear distinction — that AI can either become disruption if left directionless, or a solution if ethically guided — IIHM had already chosen its path. Over a year ago, our globally acclaimed hospitality educational institution made a structural decision to embrace what Dr Bose terms “TransformAItion” — not transformation with AI, but transformation through AI.

Central to the Prime Minister’s speech was the ‘MANAV’ framework, advocating a shift from machine-centric to human-centric AI, built on moral and ethical systems, accountable governance, national data sovereignty, accessibility, and legitimate use. Dr Bose emphasizes that this philosophy mirrors the foundation upon which IIHM structured its AI journey months before the current AI wave gained national momentum.

Through AI-LEAP — the National AI Literacy Education Acceleration Programme — and IIHM’s AI Manifesto, we have embedded ethical, inclusive, and human-centric AI into hospitality education well ahead of the curve. Rather than treating AI as an additional subject or a classroom gadget, IIHM integrated it as a campus-wide ecosystem. In a sector like hospitality — arguably the most human of industries — this integration is not optional; it is existential.

Dr Bose’s Annual Vision Address for 2026 declared this the year of TransformAItion. The shift has been structural. Students are now required to analyse how hospitality roles will evolve over the next three years. AI literacy at IIHM includes understanding not only what AI can do, but what it cannot — intuition, empathy, taste, perception, and conscience. Faculty roles are evolving from content delivery to capability building. Classrooms are becoming discussion studios. Kitchens are turning into decision-making laboratories.

Dr Bose notes that India’s strength lies not just in technological innovation but in mass deployment — from digital public infrastructure to financial inclusion. IIHM reflects this national philosophy by systematically deploying AI across campuses rather than experimenting in isolation. The IIHM Youth AI Summit demonstrated this commitment not as symbolic visibility, but as measurable capability.

Recognised in national AI policy discourse and honoured as AI Policy Leader of the Year by The Economic Times, Dr Bose positions IIHM not as a follower of trends but as a first mover in AI-enabled hospitality education.

As AI takes centre stage in India’s national development narrative, Dr Bose reiterates a defining principle for IIHM: AI may become the brain of the future, but humans must remain its conscience.

High Tech. Higher Touch. Higher Purpose.

Read complete LinkedIn Post by Dr Suborno Bose at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hon-pms-ai-direction-civilizational-reset-why-iihm-chose-bose-wd3kf/