OpenAI taps ex-Amazon executive to head enterprise push in Japan

OpenAI named the former president of Amazon Web Services's Japan arm to spearhead its push to woo enterprise clients in the world's fourth-largest economy. The artificial intelligence darling is opening an office in Tokyo as it releases a custom GPT-4 model catering to Japanese language users. OpenAI said it has 2 million weekly active users in the country, while its enterprise clients include Daikin Industries, Rakuten Group and an affiliate of Toyota Motor. "We want to build a track record through repeated dialogue with companies in Japan," said Tadao Nagasaki, the newly named Japan president for OpenAI, during a news conference Monday. The Tokyo office -- OpenAI's third overseas outpost following offices in London and Dublin -- will grow to about 10 to 20 workers this year, he said.