San Francisco, May 8 -- US artificial intelligence (AI) research organisation OpenAI plans to invest in efforts outside of the country to develop the infrastructure necessary to run AI systems, building on its Stargate effort focused on AI data centers in the United States, according to Bloomberg News.

Under the new programme, launched on Wednesday, the ChatGPT maker will partner with national governments to help with efforts like building out data center capacity. The company will also help countries customize OpenAI's products for specific languages and local needs, part of an effort toward what Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has called "commercial diplomacy."

The funding for the partnerships will come from OpenAI, as well as the go...