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OpenAI to open its first applied AI lab outside of US in Singapore
Reuters | May 20, 2026 2:19 PM CST

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OpenAI is establishing its first applied AI lab outside the United States in Singapore. The company plans to hire around 200 people in the coming years. OpenAI will invest more than S$300 million in the city-state. This collaboration aims to boost AI innovation and talent. Singapore seeks to become a leading AI hub.

OpenAI will open its first applied AI lab outside of the U.S. in Singapore, the city-state's Ministry ‌of Digital ⁠Development ⁠and Information said on Wednesday.

Here are the details:

OpenAI's staffing ​in Singapore will grow to around 200 roles "in ​the next few ⁠years", and ‌the company ​said ​it would commit more ⁠than S$300 million ($235 million) to the ​city-state.


OpenAI and Singapore will collaborate to advance applied AI innovation, build AI talent, and make AI accessible ‌to citizens, enterprises and the public sector.

​The move ​comes ⁠as Singapore bets on AI to transform its economy, aiming to ​become an AI hub that attracts leading AI firms.

($1 = S$1.28)


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