TechCrunch conference highlights AI's impact on startups, ethics, as OpenAI prepares major model release.

The TechCrunch Sessions: AI conference on June 5th at UC Berkeley will feature discussions on AI's impact on startups, ethics, and policy, with keynotes on superintelligent AI and venture capital priorities. OpenAI plans to release its first open-source model since GPT-2, following China's DeepSeek, which launched a cost-effective, advanced AI model. This could shift the global AI landscape, raising questions about its impact on India's AI industry.