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OpenAI hires Uber India chief to lead India

OpenAI has appointed Prabhjeet Singh, the former Uber India and South Asia president, as its first managing director for India. Singh will join OpenAI in September and report to Kiran Mani, OpenAI’s managing director for Asia Pacific, overseeing consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, regulatory engagement and operations across the country. The hire is part of OpenAI’s broader expansion in India following its New Delhi office opening in 2025 and plans for Mumbai and Bengaluru offices, alongside partnerships with Indian conglomerates such as Reliance and Tata Group and recent commercial collaborations across education, payments, commerce and streaming. Singh’s appointment underscores OpenAI’s push to scale its presence in what it calls its second-largest market after the U.S.

Tech Titans Pour Billions into India's AI Ambitions

Tech giants and Indian conglomerates announced large-scale AI investments and partnerships at an AI summit in India, with hyperscalers saying AI capital expenditure could reach $700 billion this year. Reliance reportedly plans to invest $110 billion in data centers and infrastructure, and Adani outlined a $100 billion AI data center buildout over the next decade. Microsoft committed to invest $50 billion in AI across the Global South by 2030. OpenAI and AMD announced partnerships with Tata Group, while Blackstone participated in a $600 million equity raise for Indian AI infrastructure company Neysa. The summit also included high-profile attendees and controversies, including Bill Gates withdrawing amid backlash and criticism of an Indian university’s claim about a robot dog.

India's Youth Drives ChatGPT Surge with 50% Usage

OpenAI reported that users aged 18–24 accounted for nearly 50% of messages sent to ChatGPT in India, and users under 30 made up about 80% of usage. Indians use ChatGPT more for professional tasks (35% of messages) than the global average (30%). OpenAI said Codex usage in India is three times the global median and weekly Codex activity quadrupled after a recent Mac app release. India is OpenAI’s second-largest market with over 100 million weekly users. The company is expanding its India presence with new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru, a compute partnership with Tata Group securing 100 megawatts and a plan to distribute ChatGPT Enterprise via TCS, plus commercial agreements with Pine Labs, Ixigo, MakeMyTrip and Eternal and educational partnerships to reach 100,000 students.