India, Aug. 8 -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has predicted that India could become the artificial intelligence (AI) giant's largest market worldwide.

Altman's statement came as OpenAI launched its next-generation model, ChatGPT-5. India is currently the company's second-largest market behind the United States. The CEO called the Indians 'remarkable' in their use of AI.

"India is our second-largest market in the world after the US, and it may well become our largest market. It's incredibly fast-growing, but what users are doing with AI, what citizens of India are doing with AI, is really quite remarkable," Altman said during a media briefing.

The OpenAI CEO said he was excited to visit India in September and that his company was especially fo...