TechCrunch AI’s coverage of Opendoor’s India exit highlights a tension between AI’s promise of efficiency and the realities of corporate restructuring. While the company’s CEO cites AI as a key driver, Opendoor’s broader workforce reductions suggest this move may be less about AI and more about financial pressures in a challenging housing market. Still, the narrative resonates because it taps into a growing fear: that AI could erode the cost advantages that made India a global outsourcing hub. The real test will be whether other companies follow suit — and whether AI truly delivers the leaner workflows it promises.