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OpenAI opens Tokyo hub, adds GPT-4 model optimized for Japanese


OpenAI is expanding to Japan, announcing today a new Tokyo hub and plans for a GPT-4 model customized specifically for the Japanese language.

OpenAI is expanding to Japan, announcing today a new Tokyo hub and plans for a GPT-4 model optimized specifically for the Japanese language. Tokyo will represent OpenAI’s first office in Asia and fourth globally (including its San Francisco HQ), with CEO Sam Altman highlighting Japan’s “rich history of people and technology coming together to do more” among its reasons for setting up a formal presence in the region. As President of OpenAI Japan, Nagasaki will be tasked with building a local team on the ground and double down on OpenAI’s recent growth in Japan which has seen it secure customers including Daikin, Rakuten, and Toyota which are using ChatGPT’s enterprise-focused incarnation which sports additional privacy, data analysis, and customization options on top of the standard consumer-grade ChatGPT.

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