New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A number of Indian startup founders and CEOs expressed solidarity with ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who got here to India in June this 12 months and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that Boards want to higher align with founders. BharatPe Co-founder and former managing director Ashneer Grover stated that he would like to see some day “60-year-old Board members come collectively as founders to construct something significant”.
“Sam, I’m going by the identical issues in India,” stated Grover, who was ousted from fintech agency BharatPe in 2022 over allegations of monetary irregularities.
Vijay Anand, popularly often known as The Startup Man who has been working to assist create a startup ecosystem within the nation, stated that it’s irony that “now we have stifling on one aspect and however CEOs which can be too good and commit frauds and siphon cash out and the board watches helplessly”.
“Maybe what is required is a governance AI that displays and can guarantee enterprise is above board and can escalate to the board as required,” Anand posted on ‘X’.
In June, Altman met PM Modi and mentioned India’s unimaginable tech ecosystem with him. Altman, who additionally addressed college students and others on the Indraprastha Institute of Info Expertise Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), stated that he had an ideal dialog with PM Modi.
“Nice dialog with @narendramodi discussing India’s unimaginable tech ecosystem and the way the nation can profit from AI,” Altman posted on ‘X’.
“Actually loved all my conferences with folks within the @PMOIndia,” he added.
Altman additionally confronted controversy throughout his India go to when his remark was taken out of context.
Altman was heard saying in a video that India’s probabilities of growing a ChatGPT-like software had been “hopeless”.
He later clarified that his response had been taken out of context, emphasising that he was particularly addressing the query of competing with OpenAI with a mere $10 million funding.
Altman inspired Indian startups to discover new avenues and contribute revolutionary concepts to the world.
Final month, Altman invested in an AI startup, based by two Indian-origin youngsters Aryan Sharma and Ayush Pathak within the Silicon Valley within the US. The startup referred to as Induced AI, based this 12 months, has raised $2.3 million in its seed-funding spherical led by Altman and VC agency Peak XV, together with “an unimaginable set of traders”.
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