Tata Group and OpenAI forge partnership
New Delhi, Feb 19: The Tata Group and OpenAI have announced a multi-dimensional strategic partnership aimed at driving AI-powered innovation across enterprise, consumer, and social sectors.
The partnership was announced during the ongoing AI Summit in New Delhi being attended by OpenAI CEO Tom Altman and Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran.
This partnership covers multiple high-impact areas, including powering AI-led innovation across Tata Group companies, joint efforts to drive AI transformation across industries worldwide, and establishing AI infrastructure, according to a statement by the Tata Group.
The key highlights of the partnership include empowerment of Tata Group employees with Enterprise ChatGPT, with the objective of accelerating innovation and productivity.
In addition, TCS will leverage OpenAI’s Codex to boost software engineering outcomes.
The partnership also will enable building of industry-specific Agentic AI solutions.
It will also facilitate joint go-to-market (GTM) initiatives between TCS and OpenAI.
Through this collaboration, TCS will help its customers accelerate AI-led transformation by deploying, integrating, and scaling OpenAI’s advanced AI platforms worldwide, the statement said.
Under the pact, TCS’s HyperVault unit and OpenAI will build a multi-year partnership to develop AI infrastructure in India.
In the initial phase, TCS will develop an AI infrastructure with 100MW capacity, with an option to scale to 1 GW.
This infrastructure will power next-generation AI workloads and position India as a global AI hub.
The OpenAI Foundation and TCS will also collaborate to provide AI training and resources to Indian youth, enabling them to apply AI responsibly and efficiently at scale.
Together, they will develop technology toolkits for NGOs and launch initiatives focused on young people, with the objective of improving the livelihoods of at least one million Indian youth.
Commenting on the development, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, “India is already leading the way in AI adoption, and with its talent, ambition, and strong government support, it is well placed to help shape its future. Through OpenAI for India and our partnership with the Tata Group, we’re working together to build the infrastructure, skills, and local partnerships needed to build AI with India, for India, and in India, so that more people across the country can access and benefit from it.”
Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said, “This deep collaboration between OpenAI and the Tata Group marks a major milestone in India’s vision to become a global leader in AI. We are pleased to partner with OpenAI to create state-of-the-art AI infrastructure in India. This is a unique opportunity for OpenAI and TCS to transform industries. Together we will skill India’s youth and empower them to succeed in the AI era.”
