New Delhi: As Prime Minister Modi prepares for his upcoming visit to the United States next week, the recent warm welcome of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, by India’s Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Telecommunications underscores India’s serious AI ambitions. At the same time, his presence raises critical questions about India’s technological sovereignty and evolving role in the global AI ecosystem. As India engages with Altman and OpenAI, it will be interesting to observe whether the country can strike a balance between collaboration and self-reliance.

Altman, whose company has faced serious allegations of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) theft from Indian media houses—including ANI, NDTV, CNBC, and CNN News18 — had publicly expressed his scepticism about India’s capacity to develop AI capabilities. In June 2023, he audaciously dismissed India’s potential, challenging Indian CEOs to prove otherwise. But no wonder, that India is his 2nd largest global market, and probably he needs more market access to it.

Despite ongoing allegations from Indian media entities, including Federation of Indian Publishers, that OpenAI’s AI models, such as ChatGPT, have been trained on their proprietary content without consent, OpenAI maintains that its systems rely on publicly available data under fair use principles. The company has also challenged the jurisdiction of Indian courts, asserting that its servers are located outside India, thereby questioning the legal authority of the Indian judiciary in this matter. This legal battle, which has profound implications for intellectual property rights in the AI sector, could set a crucial........

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