15 hours Ago By Anurag Kumar
New Delhi: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is currently embroiled in legal challenges, is expected to visit India next week, a Reuters report said. The ChatGPT founder is reportedly scheduled to land in New Delhi on February 5. The CEO is also expected to meet some officials though there has been no official confirmation.
This would mark Altman’s first visit to India in two years, his last being in 2023 when he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss AI’s role in advancing India’s tech ecosystem. Why This Trip Could Be Significant? Altman's visit comes at a time when he is facing legal heat in India as news agency ANI filed a lawsuit against OpenAi for using its content to train its AI models without any compensation. Notably, apart from ANI, several other news publications have sued Altman's AI venture for allegedly violating copyright laws.
This is significant as OpenAI previously stated that India is its second-largest market by user count, following the US, according to the report. Meanwhile, in the US, several major news outlets, including The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, and Orange County Register, have filed lawsuits against OpenAI for copyright violations. OpenAI’s Defence & Rising Competition OpenAI has countered the allegations, stating that it only utilises publicly available data in a manner protected under fair use principles.
Additionally, the company has argued that Indian courts lack jurisdiction over the matter. However, OpenAI’s challenges extend beyond legal battles. It is also facing increased competition from Chinese AI rival DeepSeek, which recently surpassed ChatGPT to become the top-rated free app on Apple’s App Store in the US.
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