Microsoft-backed OpenAI's chief Sam Altman is planning to visit India next week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in what could be his first visit in two years at a time when the company faces legal challenges in the country.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's decision to join President Trump's "Stargate" AI initiative marks a stark reversal for the tech CEO, who previously was a vocal critic of Trump.

Neither OpenAI, India’s IT ministry, nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office have commented on the visit yet.

According to the report, Altman has scheduled his trip to New Delhi for 5 February and may meet with government officials.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has announced a shift in his previously critical perspective on President Donald Trump. Newsweek has contacted OpenAI and the White House for comment via email.

Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.

After the Chinese startup DeepSeek surprised everyone with its AI reasoning model, OpenAI's CEO responded to that hype.

Sam Altman responds to DeepSeek R1, revealing OpenAI's plans for superior AI models and a bold vision for artificial superintelligence.

One of the more revealing things to come out of the chaos was the response to DeepSeek from Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company that makes ChatGPT. In a thread on X, Altman called the model “impressive” and said that it was “legit invigorating” to have a competitor:

Oklo’s prospects depend on AI’s insatiable need for electricity fueling demand for carbon-free electricity and expensive nuclear projects.

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman welcomed the debut of DeepSeek’s R1 model in a post on X late on Monday.