TMTPOST -- ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, is scouting local partners to establish a data center in India with a planned capacity of at least 1 gigawatt, Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing unnamed sources. Backed by Microsoft, OpenAI has formally registered as a legal entity in India and begun assembling a local team. The company announced in August that it plans to open its first Indian office in New Delhi later this year, expanding its footprint in its second-largest market by user base. The proposed data center could represent a significant step for OpenAI’s Stargate-branded AI infrastructure push in Asia, Bloomberg reported. Details regarding the site location and project timeline remain unclear, though CEO Sam Altman may unveil the facility during his visit to India in September. OpenAI’s India initiative comes as part of a broader $500 billion private-sector AI infrastructure investment announced by former U.S. President Donald Trump in January, funded in part by SoftBank, OpenAI, and Oracle.