Uber India chief quits, to helm OpenAI in India

Uber’s India &South Asia President, Prabhjeet Singh, will be moving to OpenAI as its India Managing Director. The move is aimed at beefing up the India team as the artificial intelligence (AI) major looks to grow its presence in one of its key markets.

Singh is expected to join OpenAI in September and will report to Kiran Mani, Managing Director for Asia Pacific, the company said on Friday.

Singh will be heading India’s OpenAI operations at a time when all the global AI players have entered into partnerships with local IT services companies.