OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman met with India’s IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday to discuss India’s push for a low-cost AI ecosystem, including the development of GPUs, AI models, and applications. 

The meeting may signal OpenAI’s growing interest in India’s artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, even as the company faces legal hurdles in its second-largest market by user base. 

Following the talk, Vaishnaw wrote a post on X, “Had super cool discussion with Sam Altman on our strategy of creating the entire AI stack – GPUs, model, and apps. Willing to collaborate with India on all three.” 

Altman’s visit marks a shift in tone from his 2023 remarks, when he expressed scepticism about advanced AI models emerging outside the United States. Now, however, he sees India as a key player in the AI revolution.

“India is an incredibly important market for AI in general, for OpenAIin particular. It’s our second-biggest market, and we have tripled our users here in the last year… The country has embraced AI technology and is building the entire stack, from chips to models and applications,” Altman said.