# In 2022, Microsoft quietly tested GPT-4 on Indian users in 2022 through its Bing search engine.

*business · news · 2026-04-13 · NDTV Profit*

## Key points

- Microsoft secretly tested GPT-4 on Indian Bing users in 2022 without user or OpenAI board knowledge.
- OpenAI had explicitly warned Microsoft not to proceed with the India test, but Microsoft ignored this.
- Microsoft did not seek approval from the joint OpenAI-Microsoft safety board before the deployment.
- Microsoft initially denied the India test but later admitted GPT-4 was used after The New Yorker report.

**Companies:** Microsoft, OpenAI
**Countries:** India, United States

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