OpenAI makes big Australia push as competition heats up
OpenAI's chief strategy officer Jason Kwon pressing the flesh with NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey in Sydney yesterday
OpenAI has opened its first Australian office in Sydney and struck local partnerships with dozens of businesses, including REA Group, Wesfarmers, Commbank, Virgin Australia, and Fortescue.
The local blitz comes as the US-based AI lab feels the pressure from rivals closing the gap in Large Language Models and other generative AI tech.
At the Sydney office launch yesterday, OpenAI’s chief strategy officer Jason Kwon said Australia is “well-placed to lead the world in AI”, pointing to the country’s “history of early technology adoption, world-class developer community, and clear ambition to lift productivity”.
