OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday said that the country is important for Artificial Intelligence and OpenAI, and added that India - with its full stack model - should be among the leaders of the AI revolution.

As part of his global tour, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in Delhi today for the company’s DevDay, joined by India’s IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and OpenAI’s policy lead Pragya Misra. Altman underlined India’s significance in the global AI ecosystem, also calling it their second biggest market.

Altman’s visit to India comes at a time when the Chinese foundational model DeepSeek has gained popularity due to its significantly lower costs compared to companies like OpenAI, which have invested vast sums in building their foundational models.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, has been at the centre of the AI frenzy, given the role his company has played in the AI revolution. Sam Altman In India Altman is in India, and while speaking in the country,

Altman, during a fireside chat with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, said OpenAI tripled its users here in the last year. He gave a ringing endorsement to India's efforts in building on AI at all levels of the stack,

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that India is the company's second biggest market, with users tripling in the last year

OpeniAI CEO Sam Altman admitted the company's goals have shifted in the wake of DeepSeek staking its claim to the AI industry in a recent Reddit AMA.

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won met with Open AI founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sam Altman in Seoul on Tuesday, discussing ways to enhance cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), industry sources said.