OpenAI hits 3M business users and launches workplace tools to take on Microsoft

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI announced Wednesday that its business user base has surged 50% since February, reaching 3 million paying enterprise customers as the artificial intelligence company unveiled an expansive suite of new workplace tools designed to compete directly with Microsoft’s enterprise AI offerings. The milestone, revealed alongside the launch of several new business-focused features, underscores OpenAI’s aggressive push into corporate markets where reliable, secure AI tools can command premium prices. The company introduced new “connectors” that integrate ChatGPT with popular business applications, a meeting transcription feature called Record Mode, and enhanced versions of its Deep Research and Codex coding tools. “ChatGPT is helping transform businesses by helping employees work with more productivity, efficiency, and more strategically,” an OpenAI spokesperson ... Read full article.