OpenAI will now ‘process’ your data in India: Why local inference is not AI sovereignty, and why the IndiaAI Mission’s funding gap should worry New Delhi

What happened: OpenAI announced local processing and inference for its API in India on 12 November, initially supporting GPT-6 Luna for eligible businesses and developers through its Responses and Chat Completions APIs. Key numbers: IndiaAI Mission five-year outlay ₹10,371.92 crore; 2024-25 revised estimate ₹173 crore, received ₹21.79 crore; 2025-26 revised estimate ₹800 crore, received Why it matters: The piece argues local inference does not transfer control over the model, weights, or company, and notes officials signaled pushing indigenous models in critical sectors including defence.

OpenAI announced local processing and inference for its API in India on 12 November, initially supporting GPT-6 Luna for eligible businesses and developers through its Responses and Chat Completions APIs.

The piece argues local inference does not transfer control over the model, weights, or company, and notes officials signaled pushing indigenous models in critical sectors including defence.