OpenAI will open an office in Germany: Munich will become the company's new centre in the EU
OpenAI is preparing to expand in Europe and plans to open an office in Munich. The company announced this in a press release published on Friday.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman noted that Germany is known for its technical expertise, academic excellence, and industrial innovation. According to him, the opening of the first office in the country will allow the company to help even more people, businesses, and institutions use the power of artificial intelligence.
According to OpenAI, negotiations with German officials on the opening of the office have been ongoing since 2023. Germany is one of the company's key markets in Europe in terms of the number of users, subscribers, and developers working with the OpenAI API.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Image: Getty Images
A representative of OpenAI told TechCrunch that the Munich office initially plans to hire specialists in communications, global relations, and business development. However, the number of open positions has not yet been disclosed.
The opening of the office in Germany is the next step in the company's expansion of its presence in the EU. Earlier, OpenAI launched offices in Paris, Brussels, and Dublin.
Recently, OpenAI announced the expanded availability of ChatGPT Search. Now anyone can use ChatGPT Search without the need for an account or login.
OpenAI has released a new machine learning model, o3-mini, which is already available for ChatGPT users. For the first time, the company has opened access to one of its "logic" models even for free accounts.
Source: OpenAI
