# OpenAI steps up Singapore footprint, in talks to lease 100,000 sq ft in Shaw Tower > Source: > Published: 2026-08-14 08:41:51+00:00 # OpenAI steps up Singapore footprint, in talks to lease 100,000 sq ft in Shaw Tower Rival Anthropic has leased about 100 desks within The Executive Centre facility at Ocean Financial Centre [SINGAPORE] Amid the current wave of artficial intelligence companies on an expansion trail into Singapore, ChatGPT creator OpenAI is said to be in talks to lease about 100,000 square feet of offices at the new Shaw Tower in Beach Road. The space that OpenAI is negotiating to lease spans five floors. The 32-storey Shaw Tower, with 435,000 sq ft of office space, received its Temporary Occupation Permit in mid-June. [TRENDING NOW](/pulse?ref=trending-now) How BYD disrupted Singapore’s car market – and why the strategy is turning on itself Too little, too late? Manila’s billion-dollar bid to ignite its sputtering EV industry Vietnam seeks US$76 billion a year from capital markets to ease reliance on banks Passing on values comes into focus as Asean’s family businesses hand over the reins