{"id":57077,"date":"2026-05-31T23:35:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/57077\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T23:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T23:35:04","slug":"openai-gives-japan-banks-access-to-latest-model-japans-finance-minister-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/57077\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI gives Japan banks access to latest model, Japan’s finance minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) – OpenAI has given some Japanese financial institutions access to its GPT-5.5 model to help \u200bprevent cyberattacks, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on \u200cFriday after a meeting with the U.S. company’s chief strategy officer.<\/p>\n

The release of new models of AI able to code at a high level has given \u200bhackers an unprecedented ability to identify cybersecurity risks and devise \u200bways to exploit them.<\/p>\n

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One defence for the banks and \u2060other companies at risk of being destablilised is early access to \u200bthe new models that are available only to trusted partners.<\/p>\n

Without naming \u200bany of the financial institutions, Katayama said the access they were getting was “a big step forward in strengthening Japanese financial institutions’ ability to defend against cyberattacks”. She \u200bwas speaking to reporters after meeting Jason Kwon, OpenAI’s chief \u200bstrategy officer, in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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[1\/2]OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS\/Dado Ruvic\/Illustration\/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a>The Nikkei newspaper<\/a> reported on Thursday that Japan’s three biggest banks – MUFG \u200cBank, \u2060Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and Mizuho Bank – were expected to gain access to OpenAI’s latest model, which is believed to be on a par with that of rival Anthropic’s Claude Mythos.<\/p>\n

MUFG and Mizuho declined \u200bto comment. Sumitomo \u200bMitsui Banking \u2060was not immediately available to comment.<\/p>\n

Katayama said on Friday that Japan’s government and financial institutions were also \u200bexpected to gain access to Mythos to enhance their \u200bdefences.<\/p>\n

As \u2060it strives to counter threats from AI, Japan this month set up a public-private working group to address cybersecurity risks to the financial system \u2060posed \u200bby Mythos.<\/p>\n

OpenAI’s decision to grant access to \u200bJapanese financial institutions followed negotiations between Japanese and U.S. governments after it allowed European companies<\/a> \u200bsimilar access.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Barbara Lewis<\/p>\n

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