TechCrunch website reported thatOpenAI plans to negotiate cooperation with Rishi Jaitly, the former head of Twitter (now "X") in India, to help OpenAI negotiate with the Indian government on artificial intelligence policies and regulatory environment, and is expected to establish an artificial intelligence technology team in India.
In June of this year, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited New Delhi and met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but did not disclose the details of the talks at the time. However, India has always been a market that OpenAI plans to enter.
Prior to this, Rishi Jaitly worked at Google from 2007 to 2009 and served as the head of Google's partnership department in the Indian market. He then joined Twitter in 2012 and became Twitter's first employee in the Indian market. He was later promoted to Vice President of Asia Pacific and Middle East and North Africa.
Rishi Jaitly left Twitter at the end of 2016 and became the co-founder and CEO of Times Bridge, the global investment arm of India's Times Group. He also obtained joint investment from service providers such as Uber, Airbnb, Coursera, Mubi, Smule and Wattpad, but left in 2022.
It is currently unclear whether Rishi Jaitly was formally hired by OpenAI or whether he was merely helping OpenAI establish connections and provide advice as a consultant. However, sources said that Rishi Jaitly began assisting OpenAI after Sam Altman visited India.
In addition to Rishi Jaitly's help in entering the Indian market, Microsoft, which has numerous collaborations and investments with OpenAI, has also been investing heavily in the Indian market and has accumulated over 10 employees across 2 cities. Microsoft has also established its largest global R&D center in India, as well as three data centers, which are expected to help OpenAI quickly establish a commercial application model in India.
