OpenAI Opens Japanese Office

<div class&equals;"ui-block ui-block--text">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mt-spacing-7">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"cols-container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xs&colon;w-12-cols md&colon;w-6-cols lg&colon;ml-2-cols lg&colon;w-6-cols relative f-body-1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ui-richtext">&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>OpenAI is growing operations internationally and is expanding into Asia with a new office in Tokyo&comma; Japan&period; The company says it is collaborating with the Japanese government&comma; local businesses&comma; and research institutions to develop safe AI tools that serve Japan’s unique needs and to unlock new opportunities&period; OpenAI chose Tokyo as its first Asian office for its global leadership in technology&comma; culture of service&comma; and a community that embraces innovation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ui-block ui-block--quote">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mt-spacing-7">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"cols-container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"f-body-1 md&colon;w-6-cols lg&colon;ml-2-cols lg&colon;w-10-cols">&NewLine;<figure>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"f-quote-1">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"relative before&colon;absolute before&colon;left-0 before&colon;-translate-x-full before&colon;content-&lbrack;'&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;'&rsqb; after&colon;content-&lbrack;'”'&rsqb;">&&num;8220&semi;We’re excited to be in Japan which has a rich history of people and technology coming together to do more&period; We believe AI will accelerate work by empowering people to be more creative and productive&comma; while also delivering broad value to current and new industries that have yet to be imagined&period;&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8212&semi; <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;333333&semi; font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;">Sam Altman&comma; CEO of OpenAI<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ui-block ui-block--text">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mt-spacing-7">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"cols-container">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"xs&colon;w-12-cols md&colon;w-6-cols lg&colon;ml-2-cols lg&colon;w-6-cols relative f-body-1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ui-richtext">&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<p>Tadao Nagasaki has been named the new President of OpenAI Japan&period; Mr&period; Nagasaki will lead commercial and market engagement efforts and help build the local team that will advance Global Affairs&comma; Go-to-Market&comma; Communications&comma; Operations and other functions in serving Japan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As a first step in a long-term commitment to the region&comma; the company is providing local businesses with early access to a GPT-4 custom model specifically optimized for the Japanese language&period; This custom model offers improved performance in translating and summarizing Japanese text&comma; is cost effective&comma; and operates up to 3x faster than its predecessor&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;speak&period;com&sol;jp" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Speak<&sol;a>&comma; a top English learning app in Japan&comma; is seeing 2&period;8x faster tutor explanations in Japanese when users make a mistake with a 47&percnt; reduction in token cost&comma; unlocking higher quality tutor feedback in more places and with higher limits per user&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>OpenAI&&num;8217&semi;s Japanese presence allows it to work closely with leading businesses like Daikin&comma; Rakuten&comma; and TOYOTA Connected who are using ChatGPT Enterprise to automate complex business processes&comma; assist in data analysis&comma; and optimize internal reporting&period; ChatGPT also helps accelerate the efforts of local governments&comma; such as Yokosuka City&comma; which is leveraging the technology to improve the efficiency of public services in Japan&period; Over the past year&comma; the city has gradually provided ChatGPT access to almost all city employees&comma; and 80&percnt; have reported increases in productivity&period; Now Yokosuka City has formed a network with 21 local governments—including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the City of Kobe—to share best practices of ChatGPT use in government&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;