OpenAI, which is behind the development of large language model ChatGPT, has announced it will open its first international office in London.

The company said that the additional location will bring in a range of diverse perspectives, broaden the scope of operations and accelerate the company’s mission to ensure that “artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity.”

The company added that London was chosen due to its thriving technology ecosystem. Teams in the London office will be working on research and engineering capabilities for artificial intelligence (AI) products.

“We are thrilled to extend our research and development footprint into London, a city globally renowned for its rich culture and exceptional talent pool,” says Diane Yoon, OpenAI’s VP of people. “We are eager to build dynamic teams in research, engineering, and go-to-market functions, as well as other areas, to reinforce our efforts in creating and promoting safe AGI.”

The company’s chief executive Sam Altman recently said he is “quite optimistic” about world coordination on AI.

Several regulators have recently questioned OpenAI about its use of data, with the Japanese privacy watchdog issuing the company with a privacy warning earlier this month and the Italian regulator for data protection temporarily banning ChatGPT.

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