OpenAI's chief people officer, Julia Villagra, is exiting the company on Friday, the company told Business Insider. Villagra has been with OpenAI since February 2024, when she joined as head of human resources, according to her LinkedIn profile.

OpenAI's chief people officer, Julia Villagra, is leaving the company on Friday, the company confirmed to Reuters.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman didn’t build his fortune off his modest CEO salary. The tech titan worth $1.9 billion instead made critical early investments in Uber, Airbnb, and Reddit that yielded hundreds of millions of dollars.

Sam Altman said ChatGPT’s user base in India grew 4x over the past year, making it the company’s second-largest market.

OpenAI has started hiring in India as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing South Asian tech market.

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is in talks to sell $6 billion in shares owned by its current and former employees to investors, in a deal that would value the artificial intelligence company at roughly $500 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.

OpenAI confirmed the opening of its first office in Delhi, India, aiming to better serve its user base. The company is also hiring a local team and has officially established an entity in India.

The AI startup is chasing a $500 billion valuation, with backers betting it can become the next Apple or Google. There are reasons for skepticism.

Currently, OpenAI has just one employee in India, Pragya Misra, who joined last year to lead public policy and partnerships. Altman emphasised that India has all the ingredients to become a global AI leader, citing its tech talent, developer ecosystem, and government support through initiatives like the IndiaAI Mission.

OpenAI is embarking on a significant expansion, planning trillion-dollar data centers to meet the growing AI computational demands. The company is considering offering AI infrastructure services to other businesses,