India outpacing world in creativity, AI adoption: Sam Altman

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New Delhi: India is outpacing the world in terms of creativity and AI adoption, said OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Thursday. His remarks come as the company witnessed a significant surge in demand for its latest 4o image generation tool, which produces Studio Ghibli-style animations. The feature was introduced as part of a broader product update for ChatGPT last week.

“What’s happening with AI adoption in India right now is amazing to watch,” the OpenAI CEO said, in a post on social media platform X. “We love to see the explosion of creativity -- India is outpacing the world,” he added. Besides applauding the country’s explosive creativity in AI, Altman also shared a cricket-themed anime portrait of himself as an Indian cricket player generated by AI.



“Prompt: Sam Altman as a cricket player in anime style,” he wrote. Altman has also teased Ghibli users with a version 2 of the feature, which he feels people are not ready for..