OpenAI recently announced exciting news: the number of its global enterprise customers has exceeded 1 million, and the number of seats in use has reached 7 million. This data demonstrates the rapid popularization and deep application of AI technology in the business field, fully proving that an increasing number of companies are actively adopting this cutting-edge technology.

According to OpenAI's announcement, these enterprise customers include all organizations that actively pay to use its services, as well as those that directly use AI models through the developer platform. This achievement also marks the growing influence of OpenAI in the commercial market. Earlier in September, the company revealed that the number of enterprise users and users of the ChatGPT Edu campus version had exceeded one million, and now this number has increased significantly again.

With the weekly active user count of ChatGPT exceeding 800 million, the acceptance of AI by enterprises is constantly increasing, and many companies have gradually shortened their trial periods, reducing resistance to deploying AI. In particular, over the past two months, the number of commercial user seats for ChatGPT for Work has surged from 5 million to 7 million, representing a staggering 40% increase. Among them, the number of seats for ChatGPT Enterprise has increased by 9 times year-over-year, showing a sharp rise in demand for advanced AI features among enterprises.

OpenAI has also launched a series of office tools aimed at further encouraging enterprise purchases. These tools can be deeply integrated with mainstream applications such as Slack, Google Drive, and GitHub, providing enterprises with a more efficient work experience. Additionally, the usage of the Codex model for code generation and workflow automation has increased tenfold since August, further boosting enterprise efficiency.

Notably, OpenAI not only helps enterprises improve efficiency but also attracts a large number of enterprises to join its ecosystem in return. For example, companies like Figma and Spotify have directly integrated their apps into ChatGPT, while Walmart, PayPal, and Shopify provide shopping options through ChatGPT's proxy agreements, forming a positive interaction business ecosystem.

In a recent speech, Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's Chief Operating Officer, mentioned that successful companies do not just rely on AI to reduce costs, but instead use AI technology to achieve multiple growth, accelerating the launch of new products. The deep integration of AI is redefining corporate competitiveness. We have every reason to believe that in the future, AI will play a key role in more industries.