OpenAI reports that Singaporeans are among the highest per capita users of ChatGPT globally, accounting for the largest proportion of paid subscribers. The company adds that nearly one in four Singaporeans use ChatGPT every week.
Singapore was one of the first countries to announce its ambition to become an AI hub in 2019, two years before generative AI (Gen AI) took the world by storm. When the company behind ChatGPT chose the city-state for its second office in Asia, it signalled that the nation had cemented its place on the global stage.
"Singapore, with its rich history of technology leadership, has emerged as a leader in artificial intelligence,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, in a statement following the firm’s expansion into the country. “We’re excited to partner with the government and the country’s thriving AI ecosystem as we expand into the Asia Pacific region.”
