Tech giant coming Down Under.

OPEN AI AUSTRALIAN OFFICE

The U.S tech behemoth behind ChatGPT plans to open its first Australian office as soon as this year after reporting “rapid growth in the region”.

OpenAI confirmed plans for an office in Sydney to support its increasing user base in Australia, which ranks among the top ten subscriber markets for ChatGPT.

While the company has stayed tight-lipped on its intended site in the Harbour City, it has already established an entity and begun hiring a local team.

“Australia’s government, businesses and world-class developer ecosystem are already shaping the future of AI,” OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap said.

“We’re excited to expand our presence and build a local team to work closely with partners, customers and the millions of Australians who use ChatGPT daily.”

The company announced its intention to engage directly with domestic developers, start-ups and businesses through partnerships and events.

OpenAI’s nearest office to Australia is currently in its Asia Pacific office in Singapore.

The company recently conducted a set of meetings in Parliament House, before releasing a report claiming AI could make the Australian economy $115 billion bigger by 2030.

OpenAI’s incoming Australian office is a signal of its support for the government’s planned AI Capability Plan, set to be delivered by the end of the year.

The government has already released an Artificial Intelligence Strategy includes $44 million in grants for small and medium-sized businesses.

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NSW Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Anoulack Chanthivong welcomed the announcement, citing the amount of ‘opportunities’ this will create:

“There couldn’t be a better time for OpenAI to expand its global footprint into NSW as artificial intelligence enters an era of accelerated development and adoption, creating transformative opportunities across our community,” he said.

In their announcement, OpenAI cited existing partnerships with Australian companies and institutions including, Commonwealth Bank, UNSW, Atlassian and Canva, as a reflection of “demand for their technology” – and hopes to expand this portfolio further.

Indeed, the era of AI is truly upon us, with OpenAI currently part of one of the most important infrastructure projects in human history in the U.S – all so the ‘true potential’ of the technology can ‘finally be unlocked’. Stargate, once completed, will change everything.

The artificial, robotic takeover of human society.

THE AI TAKEOVER

AI programs like ChatGPT have exploded since being first launched in 2019, becoming a central part of universities, workplaces, home computers, and more.

OpenAI announced in July that weekly usage has more than doubled in the last year, signalling just how much the technology is beginning to catch on.

The company says Australia is one of the most competitive countries when it comes to hosting data centres, due to “…the highest land availability among peer nations, strong policy stability, efficient permitting processes, and abundant access to renewable energy”.

“These advantages, more than just low average electricity costs, reinforce its appeal for major infrastructure investment.”

Oh yes, they are coming – and so is the AI ‘revolution’.

We have already seen Australia’s secretive spy agency join forces with Microsoft to build “cyber shields”, as part of a new $5 billion investment to help our country “seize the AI era”.

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From robotic advisers, to advanced methods of surveillance and control, artificial intelligence is set to be the true driving force behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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The NSW Real Estate Institute already has a ChatGPT-powered advisor on their board of directors, and eventually, all militaries and governments will also require them.

From there, the only next natural progression will be for these humanoids to take over the functions of government completely – given the fact current politicians are actors anyway.