이미지: X — 프론티어랩 영상 갈무리
Summary
- OpenAI announced it will launch "DevDay Exchange," a regional expansion of its developer conference DevDay, in eight cities starting in October
- The target cities include Seoul, Tokyo, Bengaluru, Berlin, Paris, London, Sao Paulo, and Mexico City
- The events were described as opportunities for developers to share real-world projects and development know-how, and to meet directly with the teams building OpenAI's tools
- 행사명
- DevDay Exchange
- 시작 시점
- 2026년 10월부터
- 개최 도시
- 벵갈루루, 도쿄, 서울, 베를린, 파리, 런던, 상파울루, 멕시코시티(총 8곳)
- 발표 계정
- OpenAI Developers(@OpenAIDevs), 2026년 8월 18일
What happened
OpenAI Developers, OpenAI's official developer support account, announced on X that it is expanding DevDay globally. The new event is called "DevDay Exchange," and it will roll out sequentially starting in October across eight cities: Bengaluru, Tokyo, Seoul, Berlin, Paris, London, Sao Paulo, and Mexico City. An image attached to the post reads "OpenAI DevDay[Exchange(2026)]," indicating that this event is part of the 2026 DevDay program. OpenAI described the events as a place for developers to exchange build notes, share real projects with each other, and meet the teams building OpenAI's tools directly.
What this means
OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT and the GPT line of models. While it leases computing infrastructure from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and NVIDIA, it develops its models and products—such as APIs and agent tools—in-house. DevDay is the company's annual developer conference, which has historically been centered in San Francisco. The launch of the regional "Exchange" series suggests that the base of developers participating in the OpenAI ecosystem has rapidly expanded beyond the United States. Developer communities building services with GPT models and APIs are already well established across Asia, South America, and Europe, and for OpenAI, creating direct touchpoints with these communities is advantageous for gathering feedback and driving tool adoption. Seoul's inclusion can be read as evidence that a substantial number of developers and startups in Korea are building GPT-based services.
What changes now
For Korean developers and startups, the significance lies in gaining a chance to meet OpenAI teams and ask questions directly, without needing to travel to a U.S. headquarters event. Specific dates, application procedures, and the scale of participation have not yet been disclosed, but the target timing of an October launch has been clearly stated. As session programs and presentation details take shape, more information is expected to follow that will help the local developer community decide whether to participate.
