TOKYO -- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed startup behind the ChatGPT chatbot, arrived in Japan this past weekend for meetings with prominent business leaders such as SoftBank Group Chairman Masayoshi Son.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman began a hasty visit to Japan on June 10, part of an Asian tour that has also taken him to South Korea and India. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
TOKYO -- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed startup behind the ChatGPT chatbot, arrived in Japan this past weekend for meetings with prominent business leaders such as SoftBank Group Chairman Masayoshi Son.