ET Interview: Look to invest, explore large tieups in India

Sam Altman, cofounder and CEO, OpenAI, said the ChatGPT maker will accelerate and respond if needed with new products and pricing amid rising competition from upstarts like China’s DeepSeek, which has shaken up the AI world.
Altman told ET in an exclusive interview in New Delhi that smaller reasoning models such as that of DeepSeek can be built at much cheaper cost, giving countries like India a chance to create foundational platforms.

The OpenAI chief, who’s on a trip through Asia, said he’s open to partnering with local startups to facilitate…