OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said he believes his company should consider giving away its AI models, a potentially seismic strategy shift in the same week China’s DeepSeek has upended the artificial-intelligence industry.

While Altman said he was initially sceptical of DeepSeek's low cost claims, he regarded the making of powerful small language models the most exciting development in the past year.

Sam Altman, who’s on a trip through Asia, said he’s open to partnering with local startups to facilitate the development of indigenous large language models (LLMs) and is looking to make investments in India.