OpenAI Establishes Its First Asian Office in Tokyo
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OpenAI has announced the opening of a new office in Tokyo to drive its expansion into the Asian market.
The new office aims to foster collaboration with the Japanese government, local businesses, and research institutions to develop AI tools tailored to Japan’s unique requirements.
Tokyo was selected for OpenAI’s first Asian venture due to its global leadership in technology, a culture dedicated to service, and an innovative community.
“We’re excited to be in Japan which has a rich history of people and technology coming together to do more,” explained Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. “We believe AI will accelerate work by empowering people to be more creative and productive, while also delivering broad value to current and new industries that have yet to be imagined.”
To ensure effective engagement within the local community and spearhead OpenAI’s initiatives in Japan, Tadao Nagasaki has been welcomed as the president of OpenAI Japan. Nagasaki’s role will involve leading commercial and market engagement efforts and building a local team to progress global affairs, go-to-market, communications, operations, and other functions catered to Japan.
OpenAI is granting local businesses early access to a customised GPT-4 model optimised for the Japanese language. This custom model boasts enhanced performance in translating and summarising Japanese text, offers cost-effectiveness, and operates up to three times faster than its predecessor.
Speak – a leading English learning app in Japan – reportedly benefits from faster tutor explanations in Japanese with a significant reduction in token cost, facilitating improved quality of tutor feedback across more applications with higher limits per user.
OpenAI’s new office is strategically located near major businesses like Daikin, Rakuten, and TOYOTA Connected. These companies use ChatGPT Enterprise to optimize complex business tasks, assist in data analysis, and enhance internal reporting.
Local governments, such as Yokosuka City, are utilizing this technology to increase the efficiency of public services. Yokosuka City has impressively expanded ChatGPT access to the majority of city employees, with 80 percent noting improvements in productivity.
Being a prominent influencer in AI policy, the Japanese government’s commitment towards the Hiroshima AI Process seeks to bolster AI development compatible with human dignity, diversity and inclusion, and sustainable societies. OpenAI aims to also become an important player in the local ecosystem and investigate AI solutions for societal issues like rural depopulation and labor shortages within the region.
The expansion of OpenAI into Japan depicts its global objective to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits everyone, emphasizing the significance of incorporating diverse viewpoints.
(Photo by Jezael Melgoza)
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