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OpenAI Says Chinese Open Models Give Indian Startups More Choice
OpenAI’s global head of startups, Marc Manara, said Chinese companies offering low-cost, open-weight AI models are widening choices for startups rather than threatening the ecosystem, The Times of India reported. He advised…
The Story in Brief
OpenAI’s global head of startups, Marc Manara, said Chinese companies offering low-cost, open-weight AI models are widening choices for startups rather than threatening the ecosystem, The Times of India reported. He advised companies to use different models for different tasks, with some products already using up to five models. Manara said OpenAI’s recent price cuts were aimed at making AI products more affordable, not mainly at countering Chinese competition. He also warned against ranking employees by token usage, calling it “token maxxing”, and urged firms to measure business value instead. India is among OpenAI’s top three startup markets, with the company exploring local inference. Codex adoption in India has risen about 27-fold this year.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative is that Chinese models automatically threaten Indian or American AI companies. The opposite exaggeration is that cheaper open-weight tools alone will democratise AI. Startups need choice, but they also need reliable performance, data safeguards and affordable computing in India. Token leaderboards are a poor productivity test, yet “value maxxing” must be measured honestly rather than used as a slogan. The useful test is whether firms can show faster work or better products without rising costs or security risks.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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