OpenAI’s first and only employee in India, Pragya Misra, shared her insights into her experience at the company. “A week at OpenAI is equal to months in another company,” she said, in the latest episode of What’s the Point? podcast with AIM tech journalist Mohit Pandey, highlighting the incredibly fast pace at which the company operates, constantly shipping updates and iterating on models.
Further, she highlighted the dynamic nature of OpenAI’s work environment, which means that their teams are always moving quickly, pushing out new updates, which makes time feel compressed. This pace, she said, is unmatched in many other companies, where shipping updates are typically slower.
In May this year, OpenAI appointed Misra as its first employee in India, following her previous roles at Truecaller and Meta (WhatsApp), to engage with India’s regulatory landscape and establish key public policy partnerships amid the country’s evolving AI framework.
“It’s been a lot of fun… working from home, and often from a plane,” saidPragya, reflecting on the challenges and excitement, likening her experience to that of a founder in a startup environment.
Further, she highlighted the incredible talent density at OpenAI, which motivates her to push the boundaries of her work. Pragya also noted that the company’s fast-moving, agile environment has been key to its success, reinforcing the need to pivot quickly as new models become smarter.
Recently, OpenAI introduced Predicted Outputs, which lets users add a ‘prediction string’ of an output of repetitive tasks, drastically improving the latency by 50%.
A few weeks ago, OpenAI rolled out the desktop app for ChatGPT on macOS and Windows PCs. “ChatGPT for macOS can now work with apps on your desktop. In this early beta for Plus and Team users, you can let ChatGPT look at coding apps to provide better answers,” mentioned OpenAI in an announcement. The company is also set to offer solid competition to Anthropic’s Computer Use, and Microsoft’s Copilot Vision, with their ‘Project Operator’, set to be launched early next year.
Besides this, OpenAI has also introduced several new features, including ChatGPT Search for real-time answers, a canvas interface for writing and coding, Advanced Voice with multiple accents, a cost-effective GPT-4o mini model and more. (see below).
OpenAI Loves India
Today marks ChatGPT’s second birthday. The entire world is celebrating, especially India, which is the second largest market for them after the USA.
“India is just AI-optimist, filled with them,” said Misra, highlighting how developers in India have been using OpenAI’s tools to create innovative solutions across sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, and education. This enthusiasm, she mentioned, makes India a crucial part of OpenAI’s mission, with the company eager to support Indian AI startups through tools, technical support, and credits.
As OpenAI looks to expand its team in India, Misra emphasised the need for ‘Patience,’ encouraging aspiring candidates to explore and experiment with OpenAI’s models in the meantime.
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