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Sara Hooker Praises Delhi’s ‘Fruit That Tastes Like Fruit’ During India AI Summit

Her lighthearted remark offered a human counterpoint to a summit reporting 70 national signatories to a new AI declaration.

Overview

  • Sara Hooker, co-founder and CEO of Adaptation, posted on X that she would miss Delhi for its fresh fruit, sharing a photo of sliced produce.
  • She added that fruit in the United States can feel “sanitised” to those who grew up elsewhere, contrasting it with flavors she found in Delhi.
  • X users widely engaged with the post, crediting the taste gap to traditional “desi” varieties, local mandis, or U.S. produce practices such as early picking or genetic modification.
  • Hooker also noted first-time, everyday impressions from the trip, including spotting Bata as a high-street brand, trying Parle-G biscuits, and navigating Delhi traffic.
  • Coverage linked her observations to ongoing summit developments, with officials reporting 70 countries backing the New Delhi AI Impact Summit Declaration and expecting more signatories, plus an expo extended by a day due to public interest.