OpenAI Taps Ex-Amazon Executive to Head Enterprise Push in Japan

OpenAI has appointed the former president of Amazon Web Services’s Japan division to lead its efforts to attract enterprise clients in Japan, the world's fourth-largest economy. The artificial intelligence company is also opening an office in Tokyo and launching a custom GPT-4 model specifically for Japanese language users.

OpenAI currently has 2 million weekly active users in Japan. Its enterprise clients in the country include Daikin Industries Ltd., Rakuten Group Inc., and an affiliate of Toyota Motor Corp.

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OpenAI has appointed the former president of Amazon Web Services’s Japan arm to lead its enterprise client expansion in Japan.
The company is opening an office in Tokyo and releasing a custom GPT-4 model for Japanese language users.
OpenAI reports having 2 million weekly active users in Japan.
Its enterprise clients in the country include Daikin Industries Ltd., Rakuten Group Inc. and an affiliate of Toyota Motor Corp.

OpenAI Taps Ex-Amazon Executive to Head Enterprise Push in Japan

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