India, Aug. 22 -- OpenAI's HR executive has announced that the company will be establishing an office in India, while also sharing a deeply personal connection to the country. Writing on LinkedIn, Isabelle Mendoza wrote, "OpenAI is launching an office in India! We're hiring our founding team on the ground, link to our open roles in the comments. This moment is personal. My great-grandfather moved from Mangalore to Singapore in 1925, but much of his story was lost when he passed during World War II, leaving unanswered questions for years."

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She added that modern technology helped her reconnect with her roots. "Unfortunately universities don't hand out diplomas...