From PYMNTS: 2024-04-15 13:49:17

OpenAI appoints Tadao Nagasaki, former head of Amazon Web Services in Japan, to lead its expansion in the country with a Tokyo office and a custom GPT-4 for Japanese speakers. The office aims to serve OpenAI’s two million weekly active users in Japan, including clients like Daikin, Rakuten, and Toyota affiliates.

Microsoft announces a nearly $3 billion investment in AI projects in Japan, including expanding cloud and AI infrastructure, training 3 million people in AI, and establishing a Microsoft Research Asia lab in Tokyo. This represents Microsoft’s largest investment in Japan, with plans to add advanced AI semiconductors and focus on robotics and AI research.

Microsoft also plans to open a new AI hub in London, collaborating with partners like OpenAI. Javed Khan, head of Cisco Collaboration’s Webex portfolio, discusses the transformative impact of AI on workplace productivity, emphasizing the benefits that AI brings to connecting and collaborating in new ways.

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