OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Commercial Use
OpenAI, a prominent player in artificial intelligence, announced on Monday its plans to launch a version of ChatGPT specifically designed for major corporations. This move further aligns the offerings of OpenAI and its financial supporter Microsoft, creating a greater convergence in the services they provide to their clientele.
ChatGPT Enterprise offers more security, privacy and faster access to OpenAI’s technology, the company said. Early clients include the Block, Carlyle and Estee Lauder companies.
When OpenAI launched consumer-focused ChatGPT in November, it started a frenzy of generative AI use in everyday tasks from writing to coding, reaching 100 million monthly active users in January.
Many Americans have used ChatGPT to help with work-related tasks, even though their employers don’t encourage it, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
With the release of ChatGPT Enterprise, OpenAI hopes that employers will feel comfortable embracing using ChatGPT at work.
Microsoft already offers companies access to ChatGPT through the Azure OpenAI service, but to use it, companies must be customers of Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform.
ChatGPT Enterprise subscribers do not need to subscribe to Azure, OpenAI said. OpenAI and Microsoft have brought overlapping services before, and it is unclear how much the companies compete for customers.
When asked if ChatGPT Enterprise is competing with Microsoft for customers, an OpenAI spokesperson said that “customers can choose which platform is right for their business.”
