OpenAI CEO Altman meets with SoftBank's Son in Tokyo

Developer of ChatGPT says he thinks getting regulations right is 'worth it'

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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)

RYOHTAROH SATOH, Nikkei staff writer

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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