Bill Gates abruptly backed out of giving the keynote address at a major AI summit in India on Thursday, in the wake of recently released emails shedding light on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The six-day event in New Delhi was billed as the first forum of its kind in the global south and an opportunity for the host country to flex its AI muscles on the world stage. But attendees say it has been mired by traffic jams, awkward on-stage moments — including a viral mishap involving AI bigwigs Sam Altman and Dario Amodei — and organizational chaos.