SEOUL, August 28 (AJP) - OpenAI, the San Francisco company behind ChatGPT, will open a branch office in Seoul next month, underscoring its push to cement a foothold in Asia’s artificial intelligence market.
The new office, OpenAI Korea, will be located on Teheran-ro in Gangnam, Seoul’s financial and technology corridor.
The company is scheduled to hold a press conference on Sept. 10 to mark the opening, according to industry officials. Jason Kwon, OpenAI’s chief strategy officer, is expected to outline the company’s regional roadmap and introduce the local office head, who has yet to be named.
OpenAI has been recruiting for its Korean operation since May, advertising six roles and building a staff of about 10. The Seoul branch will be the company’s 12th worldwide and its third in Asia, following Japan and Singapore. OpenAI also maintains offices in Britain, France and Germany.
The expansion reflects the company’s rapid adoption in South Korea, where ChatGPT has become one of the country’s most widely used digital services.
South Korea ranks second only to the United States in paid ChatGPT subscriptions, and more than 10 million people used the service in May, according to Mobile Index, an app analytics firm.
On Aug. 18, OpenAI recorded its highest daily active user count in Korea: 3.33 million.
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