The CEO of ChatGPT-creator OpenAI said Monday that the company is aiming to open an office in Japan in the near future and expand its business in the country.

¡°We hope to spend much more time (in Japan) and hope to engage with the wonderful talent and build something great for Japanese people and make the models better,¡± Sam Altman said after a short meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Prime Minister¡¯s Office in Tokyo.

Altman didn¡¯t offer any additional details on the timing of the opening of a new branch, only saying that the company would likely offer further details in a few months.