India Emerges as a Key AI Market: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
- Posted on February 5, 2025
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- By Arijit Dutta
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, praised India’s growing AI market, highlighting the tripling of OpenAI users in the past year. He emphasized the country’s potential for AI innovation and shared insights on future developments, including infrastructure plans and advancements in artificial general intelligence.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, recently praised India as a vital market for artificial intelligence (AI), following a significant increase in Indian users of OpenAI’s services. Speaking to Hindustan Times, Altman revealed that Indian users of OpenAI’s platforms, including ChatGPT, have tripled in the past year, highlighting the country's growing potential in the AI sector.
Altman, who is currently in India, discussed the country’s AI landscape and its evolving role in the development of frontier AI models. He expressed confidence in India’s ability to innovate and build sophisticated AI models, despite previous concerns about the costs involved in developing frontier models. According to Altman, the reduction in AI costs over recent years makes it possible for India to contribute significantly to the global AI ecosystem.
Moreover, Altman touched on OpenAI’s future plans, noting the company’s commitment to enhancing its presence in India, even as it continues to expand its infrastructure worldwide. He emphasized that advancements in AI technology, such as the launch of DeepResearch, have already sparked a transformative response from users, reflecting AI's potential to drive meaningful change in fields like healthcare.
Altman further discussed the growing importance of AI at the global level, underscoring its potential to transcend national borders and benefit all of humanity. He reiterated OpenAI's mission to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) that serves the greater good, while also acknowledging the challenges ahead in ensuring safety and robustness.
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With India positioning itself as a key player in AI innovation, Altman’s comments signal an exciting future for AI development in the country.
