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OpenAI opens its first Asian office in Tokyo
Microsoft-backed AI startup OpenAI opened its first Asian office in Tokyo and released a customised GPT-4 model catering to Japanese-speaking users. New business in Japan Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO said in a video message. “This is just the first step in what I hope will be a long-term partnership with …
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Microsoft-backed AI startup OpenAI opened its first Asian office in Tokyo and released a customised GPT-4 model catering to Japanese-speaking users. New business in Japan Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO said in a video message. “This is just the first step in what I hope will be a…
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Microsoft-backed AI startup OpenAI opened its first Asian office in Tokyo and released a customised GPT-4 model catering to Japanese-speaking users. Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO said in a video message. “This is just the first step in what I hope will be a long-term partnership with the people of Japan, government leaders, businesses, and research institutions.”
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Analysis
According to OpenAI officials, it has 2 million active weekly users in the country, and its corporate clients include subsidiaries of Daikin Industries, Rakuten Group, and an affiliate of Toyota Motor Corp. OpenAI said it has a custom model optimized for Japanese and that Tadao Nagasaki, who was president of Amazon Web Services Japan, will be in charge of Japan operations. “We want to build a track record through repeated dialogue with companies in Japan,” said Nagasaki, during a news conference Monday. In addition to London and Dublin, the Tokyo office is the third overseas office and this year the number of staff will increase to around 10 to 20.
Key Points
- Microsoft-backed AI startup OpenAI has opened its first Asian office in Tokyo to begin business in Japan.
- OpenAI says it has 2 million active weekly users in Japan, and its enterprise customers include subsidiaries of Daikin Industries, Rakuten Group, and an affiliate of Toyota Motor Corp.
- Japan hopes to use AI to compete with an increasingly assertive China, accelerate its shift to digital services, and ease a growing labour shortage.
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