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Viral Video of 19-Year-Old Sam Altman Resurfaces as He Announces OpenAI’s First India Office

Altman cites a fourfold jump in ChatGPT users in India over the past year, signaling a push to expand on the ground.

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Overview

  • Altman said OpenAI will open its first office in India later this year in Delhi and noted he plans to visit in September.
  • In the same update, he highlighted that ChatGPT’s user base in India has grown roughly 4x over the past year.
  • A resurfaced early-2000s clip shows a 19-year-old Altman pitching Loopt, a real-time location-sharing app he co-founded.
  • In the video, he explains, “We show you where people are, what they’re doing, and what cool places are around you. We make serendipity happen.”
  • Loopt, founded in 2005 with Nick Sivo, raised over $30 million before being acquired by Green Dot in 2012 for $43.4 million, as the archival clip drew fresh attention after being reshared on Instagram.