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OpenAI announces New Delhi office as it expands footprint in India


OpenAI has started hiring in India as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing South Asian tech market.

India — the world’s second-largest internet and smartphone market after China — is a natural fit for OpenAI, which is competing with tech giants like Google and Meta, as well as AI upstarts like Perplexity, all looking to tap into the country’s massive user base. One of the reasons these AI companies do not prioritize India as an early market is the difficulty in securing enterprise customers, a Silicon Valley-based investor source recently told TechCrunch. “OpenAI’s decision to establish a presence in India reflects the country’s growing leadership in digital innovation and AI adoption,” said Indian IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a prepared statement.

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