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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is likely to visit India by the end of this month, as he has described the country’s adoption of artificial intelligence as something “unmatched anywhere in the world”.
India is ChatGPT’s second-largest market in terms of users and is on its path to becoming the company’s biggest soon. The tech giant has also announced plans to open its first office in India, and according to a report by Reuters, it has already begun the hiring process.
Altman last month said, “Opening our first office and building a local team is an important first step in our commitment to make advanced AI more accessible across the country and to build AI for India, and with India.”
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India is a critical market for ChatGPT, where it launched its cheapest yet monthly plan at $4.60 just this week, targeting the nearly one billion internet users in the world’s most populous nation.
India has the largest population of student users on ChatGPT, and weekly active users here have quadrupled in the past year, OpenAI said in newly shared market data on Friday.
The company faces strong competition in India from rivals like Google’s Gemini and AI startup Perplexity, both of which have launched offerings that make their advanced plans free for many users in the market.
OpenAI faces legal challenges in India, with news outlets and book publishers accusing the firm of using their content without permission to help train ChatGPT. The company has denied any wrongdoing.
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India is reportedly part of OpenAI’s ambitious $500 billion Stargate project, according to a Bloomberg report. This global infrastructure initiative aims to support the development of next-generation artificial intelligence technologies, highlighting India’s growing strategic role in the global AI landscape.
The planned data centre in India is expected to be included in the second phase of the Stargate project, which also covers new facilities in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. OpenAI is said to be in early discussions with Indian government officials and private sector partners to secure land, regulatory clearances, and access to energy resources for the proposed site.
With inputs from agencies
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