Artificial intelligence has recently witnessed a landmark collaboration, as OpenAI and tech giant Samsung Electronics officially signed its largest enterprise deployment agreement to date. According to the agreement, Samsung Electronics will grant access to the ChatGPT Enterprise version and the Codex development platform to more than 120,000 employees worldwide, aiming to reshape daily office operations and productivity through deep integration of AI technology.
This deployment covers all Samsung Electronics employees in South Korea, as well as global teams in the Device Experience (DX) division. These 120,000 employees are spread across core business areas such as software development, marketing, product design, and manufacturing. By accessing ChatGPT and Codex, Samsung hopes that employees can complete tasks such as information retrieval, complex data analysis, document writing, and creative development more efficiently, automating previously cumbersome processes so they can focus on more valuable innovative work.
Notably, OpenAI's Codex platform has undergone significant evolution. Initially positioned solely as a coding tool for software development assistance, it has now transformed into a general-purpose platform supporting non-technical roles, capable of helping build automated workflows for various business processes. Data shows that Codex now has over 5 million active users per week, with active user numbers in South Korea increasing by an astonishing 800% since February this year.
To ensure the security of large-scale enterprise applications, the ChatGPT Enterprise version deployed here has been specifically enhanced in terms of data protection, user permission management, and security compliance. Samsung clearly states that all employees must strictly follow the company's security governance framework when using AI technologies, ensuring that sensitive data is properly protected within the enterprise.
Kim Kyung-hoon, head of OpenAI in South Korea, commented that this is not just a simple tool purchase, but a key turning point in Samsung's establishment of AI as a global strategic platform. At the same time, the cooperation between the two parties has not stopped here; both sides also plan to engage in in-depth collaboration regarding the supply of high-end storage semiconductors needed for next-generation AI infrastructure, striving for mutual benefits in supply chain and business innovation.
In South Korea, introducing generative AI as an infrastructure has become a prevailing trend, with industry leaders such as LG Electronics, Samsung SDS, and Kakao following suit. With the realization of this "super order" by Samsung Electronics, enterprise-level AI applications are moving from pilot projects to full-scale implementation, undoubtedly setting a new industry benchmark for global corporate intelligent transformation.
