India Should Be One Of The Leaders Of AI Revolution, Says Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that India is important for Artificial Intelligence and OpenAI. He added that with its full-stack approach, India should be a leader in the AI revolution. 

During a conversation with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Altman shared that OpenAI's users in India tripled last year. He praised India's efforts in developing AI across all areas, including chips, models and applications.

Altman’s visit, his second in two years, comes at a time when OpenAI’s (and the Western world’s) lead in artificial intelligence is being challenged by Chinese company DeepSeek. DeepSeek made a splash with its low-cost AI model R1, which was built for less than $6 million and uses much less computing power compared to popular models like ChatGPT.

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"India is an incredibly important market for AI in general, for open AI in particular, it's our second biggest market. Tripled users here in the last year, but mostly seeing what people in India are building with AI at all levels of the stack, chips, models, you know, all of the incredible applications," Altman said.

Altman’s visit is also important because OpenAI is facing legal challenges in India, including cases about alleged copyright violations. However, OpenAI has stated that it only uses publicly available data and argued that Indian courts have no authority to handle the case. As the global tech landscape becomes more complex, India is strengthening its own AI model to protect its interests.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India is ready to launch its own safe and secure AI model at an affordable price. He mentioned that while global models cost around $2.5-3 per hour, India’s AI model will cost less than Rs 100 per hour ($1.16 per hour) after a 40% government subsidy.

The minister expressed confidence that India will create a world-class AI model that can compete with the best models globally.

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