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OpenAI opens India office

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News of the day

1. OpenAI opens its first office in New Delhi to tap into the Indian AI market by building a local team to adapt its products to the country → Read more

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3. ElevenLabs has released its v3 text-to-speech model, which can handle an unlimited number of voices and add effects such as laughter or whispering → Read more

4. Nvidia has halted production of its H20 AI chips for China, leaving hundreds of thousands of units inactive → Read more

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Hi Synaptician Dotikers!

Artificial intelligence continues its geographic expansion, and this time, India is in the spotlight. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has just announced the opening of its first Indian office in New Delhi in the coming months. This decision comes just days after launching a ChatGPT subscription specifically designed for the Indian market, priced at less than $5 per month.

Why India? With its 1.4 billion inhabitants, the country represents the world's second-largest internet and smartphone market after China. It's an immense pool of tech talent, developers, and potential users. OpenAI knows exactly what it's doing: the company plans to recruit a local team and organize its first educational summit and developer day in the country this year.

But this expansion isn't without challenges. OpenAI will have to navigate a highly price-sensitive market, where converting free users to paid subscribers remains complex. The company also faces lawsuits from Indian news agencies for unauthorized use of copyrighted content. Not to mention the fierce competition from Google, Meta, and Perplexity, who are already actively courting this strategic market.

This move perfectly illustrates the global AI race: after Japan, Singapore, and South Korea, OpenAI confirms that Asia is at the heart of its expansion strategy. For India, which aspires to become a global AI leader thanks to government support and its dynamic tech ecosystem, this is an important recognition of its potential.

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