TechnologyOpenAI explores collaboration with Japan's semiconductor industry
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OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap says, "Our priority is making sure that we don't end up in a world where there's so much demand for AI, but we don't have enough capacity." He was speaking in Tokyo on April 15. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
KAZUYUKI OKUDAIRA and AKIRA OIKAWA, Nikkei staff writers
TOKYO -- OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence platform, will explore possible partnerships in Japan's semiconductor industry to source the high-performance chips AI depends on, Brad Lightcap, the company's COO, indicated during an interview with Nikkei in Tokyo on Monday.