Hajra Naz
On Thursday, OpenAI quietly rolled out a new option for customers in Asia: you can now choose where your data lives.
After introducing a similar program in Europe back in February, the company is extending that same level of choice to organizations across Japan, India, Singapore, and South Korea.
Whether you’re tapping into the ChatGPT Enterprise suite, using ChatGPT Edu in schools, or building apps on the OpenAI API, you can now keep your information within local borders.
That means any prompts you send, files you upload, and results you get all stay on servers in your chosen country, and no one at OpenAI has any claim to own them or peek behind the curtain.
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In a blog post, OpenAI emphasized that “for the API platform and ChatGPT business products, data remains confidential, secure, and entirely owned by you,” adding that this residency option simply gives companies more fine‑tuned control over their information.
This launch is the latest sign that OpenAI is keen to grow beyond its Silicon Valley roots.
Just this week, the firm unveiled “OpenAI for Countries,” a broader push to beef up infrastructure and support in markets around the world.
By letting customers pick where their data sits, OpenAI is hoping to remove one more hurdle for businesses and schools keen to explore what AI can do, without worrying about crossing any red lines on data sovereignty.
