OpenAI commits $234M for first overseas lab in Singapore; Google ups partnership
Read this because Small-state-as-neutral-ground is the emerging playbook. Singapore is collecting commitments from both OpenAI and Google by being the jurisdiction where US labs can scale in Asia without the China-exposure overhang. Expect more mid-size states to compete for this role.
At ATxSummit, OpenAI signed its first Singapore MoU — ~$234M for its first applied AI lab outside the US. Google upgraded to a National AI Partnership.