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OpenAI announced the opening of its Paris office, marking its expansion into France and reflecting rapid AI adoption across French organizations. The office will support partnerships with companies like Sanofi, Simplon, and Mirakl, while strengthening collaboration with the French government on responsible AI development.

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# OpenAI en France Source: [https://openai.com/index/openai-en-france/](https://openai.com/index/openai-en-france/) The office opening reflects the rapid adoption of AI in France, where organizations, start\-ups and businesses are already using our tools to tackle challenging problems and drive productivity and creativity\. These include: - **Sanofi**: In a joint partnership with Formation Bio and OpenAI, the global healthcare company, has launched Muse, an AI\-powered tool that aims to speed up patient recruitment for clinical drug trials, bringing new treatments to patients faster\. - **Simplon**: A digital skills training organization providing tech literacy programs to underserved communities\. Simplon is the first European partner in the[OpenAI Academy⁠](https://openai.com/global-affairs/openai-academy/)program, which aims to democratize access to AI technologies\. - **Mirakl**: The global leader in platform software is using our AI to drive significant growth for third\-party sellers on its marketplaces while boosting internal productivity\. - **ESCP Business School**: Is using our AI to offer personalized learning and freeing up faculty from administrative tasks so they can focus more on their students\. - **Ask Mona**: A cultural organization transforming knowledge and learning by using AI to create engaging experiences for cultural institutions and their audiences\. "We are thrilled to partner with OpenAI and ChatGPT to bring generative AI superpowers to underserved and underrepresented communities\. By scaling the benefits of state\-of\-the\-art multilingual and multimodal models among nonprofits, we aim to unlock their full potential and create lasting impact\.” Frédéric Bardeau, President and Co\-Founder of Simplon We look forward to building on an initial series of hackathons to further support French developers, start\-ups and organizations so they can share the benefits of AI\. “We are proud and excited by OpenAI's launch in Paris\. France's AI ecosystem has gained impressive momentum and we believe OpenAI will further empower its growth\. Our companies at STATION F have also shown great enthusiasm at having more access and proximity to the local OpenAI team\.” Roxanne Varza, Director of STATION F, the world’s largest start\-up campus based in Paris Having a presence in France also allows us to strengthen our collaboration with the French government, ensuring that the benefits of AI are broadly and responsibly shared\. In September, we signed the core commitments of the EU AI Pact, which are aligned with our mission to provide safe, cutting edge technologies that provide value to everyone\. "The opening of OpenAI's Paris office testifies to the attractiveness of France and the quality of our talent and researchers\. This choice reflects the growing dynamism of our French artificial intelligence ecosystem, which we aim to position as a world leader\." Clara Chappaz, Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs L'ouverture du bureau reflète l'adoption rapide de l'IA en France, où les organisations, start\-ups et entreprises utilisent déjà nos outils pour relever des défis complexes et stimuler la productivité et la créativité\. Parmi elles : - **Sanofi**: En collaboration avec Formation Bio et OpenAI, a lancé Muse, un outil innovant alimenté par l’intelligence artificielle\. Cet outil a pour objectif d’accélérer le recrutement de patients pour les essais cliniques de médicaments, permettant ainsi de rendre les nouveaux traitements disponibles plus rapidement pour les patients\. - **Simplon**: Une organisation de formation aux compétences numériques qui propose des programmes d'alphabétisation technologique aux communautés sous\-représentées\. Simplon est le premier partenaire européen du programme OpenAI Academy, qui vise à démocratiser l'accès aux technologies de l'IA\. - **Mirakl**: Leader mondial des logiciels de plateforme, elle utilise notre IA pour générer une croissance significative pour les vendeurs tiers sur ses marketplaces tout en augmentant la productivité interne\. - **ESCP****Business****School**: L’école utilise notre IA pour offrir des expériences d'apprentissage personnalisées, libérant le corps professoral des tâches administratives afin qu'il puisse se concentrer davantage sur ses étudiants\. - **Ask****Mona**: Une organisation culturelle qui transforme la connaissance et l'apprentissage en utilisant l'IA pour créer des expériences engageantes pour les institutions culturelles et leurs publics\. «*Nous sommes ravis de nous associer à OpenAI et ChatGPT pour apporter les superpouvoirs de l'IA générative aux communautés mal desservies et sous\-représentées\. En diffusant les avantages des modèles multilingues et multimodaux de pointe parmi les organisations à but non lucratif, nous visons à libérer tout leur potentiel et créer un impact durable\.*» Frédéric Bardeau, Président et cofondateur de Simplon Nous sommes impatients de nous appuyer sur une première série de hackathons pour continuer à soutenir les développeurs, les start\-ups et les organisations françaises afin qu'ils puissent partager les avantages de l'IA\. «*Nous sommes fiers et ravis du lancement d'OpenAI à Paris\. L'écosystème français de l'IA a pris un élan impressionnant et nous croyons qu'OpenAI va encore renforcer sa croissance\. Nos entreprises à STATION F ont également exprimé un grand enthousiasme à l'idée de bénéficier d'un meilleur accès et d'une plus grande proximité avec l'équipe locale d'OpenAI\.*» Roxanne Varza, Directrice de STATION F\. Avoir une présence en France nous permet également de renforcer notre collaboration avec le gouvernement français, en veillant à ce que les avantages de l'IA soient largement partagés et de manière responsable\. En septembre, nous avons signé les engagements fondamentaux du Pacte européen sur l'IA, alignés avec notre mission de fournir des technologies sûres et de pointe qui apportent de la valeur à tous\. «*L'ouverture du bureau parisien d'OpenAI témoigne de l'attractivité de la France et de la qualité de nos talents et chercheurs\. Ce choix reflète le dynamisme croissant de notre écosystème français d'intelligence artificielle, que nous visons à positionner comme un leader mondial\.*» Clara Chappaz, Secrétaire d'État chargée de l'Intelligence Artificielle et des Affaires Numériques

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