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IIT Madras bets on 1,000 startups as OpenAI agents stir privacy fears
Original: IIT Madras’ 1,000-startup bet; OpenAI’s rogue agents raise fresh privacy concerns
IIT Madras is pursuing an ambitious plan to help launch 1,000 startups, underlining India's growing push to build a deep tech entrepreneurship ecosystem from its academic institutions. In parallel, concerns are mounting over OpenAI's autonomous AI agents, which critics warn could act in unpredictable ways and raise fresh privacy and data-security risks. Together, the stories capture the twin debates of the moment: how far academic institutions can fuel startup growth, and how quickly AI agent capabilities are outpacing safeguards.
Why now: Fresh reporting on India's startup ecosystem ambitions and new privacy worries around OpenAI's autonomous agents has drawn attention
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