OpenAI pushes into higher education as India seeks to scale AI skills

OpenAI is partnering with six major Indian universities and academic institutions to integrate AI tools like ChatGPT into teaching and research, aiming to reach over 100,000 students, faculty, and staff within a year. The initiative focuses on embedding AI into core academic functions such as coding and research rather than just providing standalone tool access, and includes faculty training and responsible-use frameworks. This move reflects broader competition among AI companies to shape how AI is taught and adopted in India, one of the world's largest education systems and ChatGPT's second-largest user base after the U.S.