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OpenAI expansion and research in Brazil

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2026-08-18 18:29 UTC → 2026-09-08 22:03 UTC · added removed

OpenAI has expanded its commercial operations in Brazil, establishing the country established Brazil as its strategic headquarters for Latin America. This expansion follows high America, driven by massive user engagement, with Brazil reaching engagement. The country has reached 50 million monthly active users and becoming users, generating 215 million daily messages to ChatGPT—the highest volume globally for the platform. Brazil has also become the world’s second-largest hub for developers using the company’s OpenAI’s tools. The company’s growth This expansion occurs amid intense geopolitical competition between the United States and China for technological leadership, as China. While OpenAI strengthens its presence, Chinese AI ecosystems gain like Alibaba’s Qwen and Moonshot AI’s Kimi are gaining traction in the region due to lower costs and open-source formats. To manage potential U.S. export restrictions, OpenAI executives have engaged with the White House to facilitate international access. Furthering its local integration, OpenAI has selected two Brazilian institutions for is also deepening local integration through research projects. and community engagement. The company has partnered with the Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA) will lead an initiative titled on the ‘Building resilient scientific research in the Age of Intelligence’ to analyze the computational requirements for scientific progress. Additionally, project and with the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP will work on to develop ‘People-centered AI clinical infrastructure for public hospitals’ to develop data infrastructure prototypes for the Unified Health System (SUS). Furthering the trend of AI expansion in the region, US-based Cognition has entered the Brazilian market, securing Itaú and Nubank as initial customers. Meanwhile, OpenAI continues to focus on fostering ties with local developers and businesses to address specific linguistic and cultural needs in the Latin American market.

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