OpenAI’s Srinivas Narayanan speaks on balancing speed with accuracy | HTLS 2025

OpenAI CTO Srinivas Narayanan, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2025, underlined that safety guardrails are built into every stage of OpenAI’s AI development, with a high bar for risk evaluation before any model is launched. He also stressed that India is one of OpenAI’s top priorities, with a clear plan to remove barriers to AI adoption by making tools more affordable and accessible, noting that India is the fastest‑growing market for ChatGPT and that education in India is a key focus for AI-powered solutions.