OpenAI cited the UK's “world-class talent" across machine learning and the sciences as key reasons for investing in London.

The move comes as OpenAI looks to battle for talent against the likes of Google's DeepMind, which employs around 2,000 people in the UK.

OpenAI said: “In committing to establishing London as its next research hub, researchers in London will own key components of OpenAI’s frontier model development, strengthening the data, evaluation, alignment and reliability work that helps ensure advanced AI systems are safe, robust and useful in the real world."

OpenAI cited the UK's “world-class talent" across machine learning and the sciences as key reasons for investing in London.

The move comes as OpenAI looks to battle for talent against the likes of Google's DeepMind, which employs around 2,000 people in the UK.

OpenAI said: “In committing to establishing London as its next research hub, researchers in London will own key components of OpenAI’s frontier model development, strengthening the data, evaluation, alignment and reliability work that helps ensure advanced AI systems are safe, robust and useful in the real world."