BERLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on

Friday signaled willingness to bring a Stargate-like artificial

intelligence program to Europe, saying his company would "love"

to do a Stargate Europe.

Stargate is a U.S. venture launched by U.S. President Donald

Trump that involves backers like OpenAI, Softbank and

Oracle. Up to $500 billion will be invested in AI

infrastructure over the next five years.

"We need help," Altman told students at a panel discussion

at the Technical University of Berlin, stressing that it would

be up to Europeans to decide how they want to set their rules

for AI technology. "We'll obviously comply with whatever they

are," said Altman. According to Altman, it would be in Europe's

best interest to adopt AI and not lag behind the rest of the

world.

OpenAI will open a new office in Munich, Germany, as part of

its European expansion plans, the company announced in a press

release. "Opening our first office in Germany means we can help

even more people, businesses, institutions benefit from AI's

possibilities," said Altman.

OpenAI has expanded to the European continent in recent

years, announcing offices in Dublin and London in 2023 and two

additional ones in Paris and Brussels in 2024.

On Monday, Altman is expected to attend an AI summit in

Paris, which will also be attended by several European heads of

state and other government officials.