Giving wings to India’s dreams of learning advanced-level Artificial Intelligence (AI) study, OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, launched OpenAI Academy India in the country on June 6. This is the AI industry leader’s first international expansion of an AI education platform.
The academy has been launched in partnership with IndiaAI, which is a mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked between OpenAI and IndiaAI at the event.
Offering a combination of digital and in-person learning, the initiative would be available in both English and Hindi, with plans to add regional languages over time.
In its attempt to broaden access to AI education and tools, OpenAI would contribute to the ‘FutureSkills’ pillar of the IndiaAI Mission by expanding access to AI skills-training for a wide range of learns – from students, educators and developers to civil servants, non-profit leaders and small-time business owners.
In addition, OpenAI will support the training of one million teachers in the use of Generative AI technology.
Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer, OpenAI, said India is one of the most dynamic countries in the world for AI development, with adoption and innovation accelerating at remarkable speed.
India’s IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called it a “a significant step towards advancing our shared goal of democratising access to knowledge and technology”.
“We believe the latest AI frameworks and tools must be made widely accessible so that our start-ups, developers, and researchers can build faster, better, and at scale,” he added.
OpenAI will also provide its educational content on the iGOT Karmayogi platform as a capacity-building exercise for government officials. This content will initially be in English and Hindi, and will later be expanded to four other regional languages.
OpenAI will conduct periodic webinars and in-person workshops delivered by its domain experts and partners in six cities. It will also provide up to USD 1,00,000 worth of API credits to 50 IndiaAI Mission-approved fellows/start-ups.
The company will also host hackathons across seven states in partnership with IndiaAI Mission, and the winners will be invited to travel internationally to an OpenAI Dev Day.
The platform includes free educational content through a Knowledge Hub of videos, tutorials, hands-on modules, expert-led workshops and virtual events, and peer-based learning groups that support collaboration and real-world application.
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