OpenAI expanded its data residency regions for ChatGPT and its API, giving enterprise users the option to store and process their data closest to their business operations and better comply with local regulations. This expansion removes one of the biggest compliance blockers preventing global enterprises from deploying ChatGPT at scale.Data residency, often an overlooked piece of the enterprise AI puzzle, processes and governs data according to the laws and customs of the countries where it is stored. ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu subscribers can now choose to have their data processed in: Europe (European Economic Area and Switzerland)United KingdomUnited StatesCanadaJapanSouth KoreaSingaporeIndiaAustraliaUnited Arab EmiratesOpenAI said in a blog post that it “plans to expand availability to additional regions over time.” Customers can store data such as conversations, uploaded files, custom GPTs, and image-generation artifacts. This applies only to data at rest, not while it moves throu