Sam Altman & OpenAI’s India surge

India is OpenAI’s second-largest market, says CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that India is now the company’s second-largest market in terms of user numbers, reports Reuters. According to Altman, the user base in India has tripled during the past year.
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India second largest market for OpenAI; users have tripled: Sam Altman
Sam Altman said that India is a crucial market for AI, especially for OpenAI, and should be a leading force in the AI revolution. He expressed amazement at how the country has embraced the technology and built an entire ecosystem around it.
India now OpenAI's second largest market, Altman says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday said India is now OpenAI’s second-largest market by number of users, which have tripled in the past year. Altman met with India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and discussed India's plan of creating a low-cost AI ecosystem.
OpenAI's Altman Meets With India IT Minister to Discuss Country's AI Plans
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a press conference with Kakao CEO Chung Shina to announce partnerships on AI services, in Seoul, South Korea, February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman met with India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday and discussed India's plan of creating a low-cost AI ecosystem.
Once dismissive of cheaper AI from India, Altman now says it can lead a revolution
Some may see it as a sobering effect of the onslaught of China's cost-belting DeepSeek in the global world of AI, but OpenAI founder Sam Altman - who just a year and a half ago dubbed India's ambitions of building foundation AI models with limited budget as a "hopeless" pursuit - now believes the country can be "one of the leaders" in
Sam Altman visits India, calls it the second-biggest market for OpenAI
OpenAI chief Sam Altman has said India is the second-largest market for his Artificial Intelligence firm which created ChatGPT.
From Tokyo to Delhi: OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman woos Indian market in AI push
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared India the company’s most critical international market. Altman’s statement came after a year that saw OpenAI’s user base in India triple, marking the end of a multi-day tour of Asia that included stops in Tokyo and Delhi.
India says OpenAI chief willing to collaborate on AI
NEW DEHLI - India's technology minister said Wednesday that OpenAI chief Sam Altman was "willing to collaborate" with the world's most populous country in its bid to develop its own cut-price AI systems.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: "India should be a leader in AI development"
OpenAI Co-founder and CEO Sam Altman highlighted India as a key market for artificial intelligence (AI), calling it the second biggest market for OpenAI globally, on Wednesday, February 5 during an event.

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