• By Vikas Yadav
  • Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:01 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Sam Altman, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, the brain behind viral AI chatbot ChatGPT, met the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the Indian tech ecosystem and how the country can reap the benefits from AI.

For the unversed, Sam Altman is in India amid the hype around AI and the rising fears of the ripple effects tools like ChatGPT and Google Bard can have globally.

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"Great conversation with @narendramodi discussing India's incredible tech ecosystem and how the country can benefit from ai. Really enjoyed all my meetings with people in the @PMOIndia," Altman tweeted.

In response to the tweet, the official Twitter account of the PM said, "Thank you for the insightful conversation @sama. The potential of AI in enhancing India's tech ecosystem is indeed vast and that too among the youth in particular. We welcome all collaborations that can accelerate our digital transformation for empowering our citizens," in a quote tweet.

Both of them discussed the opportunities, the next step and regulations to prevent the "downsides" of the technology, shared Altman, at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIITD), according to CNBCTV18.

When asked about self-regulation for ChatGPT at the campus, Altman said, "We do self-regulate," and highlighted that eight months went in to make GPT-4 to ensure it was "safe" for a debut.

Further, in a recent conversation with The Economic Times, he clarified that GPT-5 is not in progress as of now. "Some jobs are going to go away. But there will be new, better jobs that are difficult to imagine," he said, discussing job losses that could potentially be AI-induced at the event. Additionally, according to ANI, Altman plans to fund startups in India.

Meanwhile, India was among the list of countries that the OpenAI chief will visit this week. Other nations include Israel, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, and South Korea, the OpenAI boss shared on the micro-blogging platform.