ChatGPT most-used AI platform to find info in India; 31 pc willing to switch to DeepSeek: Survey
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI): About half of Indian internet users surveyed said they are already using AI platforms, with OpenAI's ChatGPT leading the segment, an online survey said on Tuesday.
Google and other search engines are preferred mode for 40 per cent of respondents over AI platforms for finding information, online survey firm LocalCircles said.
The survey conducted between August 11, 2024, amd February 1, 2025, claims to have received over 92,000 responses from citizens located in 309 districts of India while the number of responses for each question varied.
In response to question on which AI platform is mostly used for finding information, 28 per cent of the 15,377 respondents said they use ChatGPT, 9 per cent Perplexity, 6 per cent Co-Pilot directly or via Bing, 3 per cent each uses "Gemini via Google" and Llama, while 6 per cent indicated "an AI platform not listed in the survey.
"To sum up, 1 in 2 Indian internet users are already using AI platforms, with ChatGPT being most widely used among those surveyed," LocalCircles said.
The survey found that 90 per cent Indian AI users surveyed use AI platforms primarily in text mode while 10 per cent use them in voice mode.
When asked about the new platform DeepSeek developed in China is provides advanced AI features free to consumers and if they will consider switching to such a platform from the existing ones, 8 per cent out of 15,753 AI platform users stated that they have already switched, 15 per cent stated that "yes, they will switch unless other platforms also offer advanced features free", 8 per cent stated that they will switch regardless and 38 per cent expressed unwillingness to switch.
"3 in 10 Indian users of AI platforms have switched to DeepSeek or will soon do so," the survey said.
The survey found that 3 in 10 Indian users of AI platforms surveyed have a paid or premium subscription.
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Man dies after tree branch falls on him during pruning in west Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 45-year-old man died after a tree branch fell on him during a pruning operation in west Delhi's Naraina Vihar on Thursday, police said.
The incident occurred when Mukesh, a resident of Naraina village, was passing through the Ring Road, they said.
He was taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
The Public Works Department (PWD) was carrying out the pruning, police said.
In a statement, the PWD said the incident was "deeply unfortunate".
"As per the preliminary report from field staff, the area was fully barricaded and pruning work was being carried out using a hydra machine with all necessary permissions in place for tree cutting. Despite repeated warnings, the pedestrian forcibly entered the restricted zone where branches were being cut," it said.
The statement added that a thorough investigation has been ordered and if any lapse is found on the part of the contractor or PWD officials, strict action will be taken.
A case has been registered under provisions related to causing death by negligence and further legal action is being initiated, police said.
