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Engadget
2 days ago
- Business
- Engadget
OpenAI appeals court order forcing it to preserve all ChatGPT data
OpenAI has appealed a court ruling from last month that forces it to retain ChatGPT data indefinitely as part of a copyright violation case brought by The New York Times in 2023. CEO Sam Altman said in a tweet on X that the judge's decision "compromises our users' privacy" and "sets a bad precedent." In May, federal judge Ona T. Wang ordered OpenAI to preserve and segregate all ChatGPT output log data that would otherwise be deleted due to a user request. She said that the ruling was justified because the volume of deleted conversations is "significant." The directive notes that the judge asked OpenAI if there was a way to anonymize the data to address users' privacy concerns. The New York Times sought the order so that it can accurately track how often OpenAI violates its IP, including instances when users requested deletion of chats. A federal judge allowed the original case to proceed, agreeing with the NYT 's argument that OpenAI and Microsoft's tech had induced users to plagiarize its materials. In a FAQ on its site, OpenAI painted the order as a privacy issue without addressing the millions of alleged copyright violations. "This fundamentally conflicts with the privacy commitments we have made to our users," the company wrote. "It abandons long-standing privacy norms and weakens privacy protections." OpenAI noted that the order "does not impact ChatGPT Enterprise or ChatGPT Edu customers." The NYT and other AI copyright cases are still ongoing, as courts have not yet decided whether OpenAI, Google and other companies infringed copyrights on a massive scale by scraping material from the internet. The tech companies have argued that training is protected by "fair use" copyright law and that the lawsuits threaten the AI industry. Creators of that content, in turn, argue that AI harms their own livelihoods by stealing and reproducing works with little to no compensation.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI Tops 3 Million Paying Business Users, Expands Enterprise Features
OpenAI said Wednesday it now has more than 3 million paying business customers using its workplace offerings, up from 2 million in February. The figure includes ChatGPT Enterprise, Team, and Edu clients, according to the company. OpenAI's workplace-focused products have seen rapid adoption alongside rising usage of its consumer chatbot, with 400 million weekly active users reported earlier this year. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Signs with NVDA. The company also launched two new enterprise capabilities: connectors, which let users pull data from third-party platforms like Google Drive, Dropbox, SharePoint, Box, and OneDrive directly into ChatGPT; and record mode, which enables transcription of audio meetings and automatic document generation using its Canvas tool. OpenAI is projecting $12.7 billion in revenue this year, a person familiar with the company's financials told CNBC. That compares with prior expectations of $3.7 billion in revenue and a $5 billion annual loss disclosed by another source in September 2024. Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's chief operating officer, said regulated industries such as financial services and healthcare are among the most active adopters. Corporate users now include Lowe's (LOW, Financials), Morgan Stanley (MS, Financials), and Uber (UBER, Financials). Lightcap said OpenAI is signing up roughly nine new enterprise customers a week and expects that momentum to continue. He said companies are increasingly viewing tools like ChatGPT as core infrastructure for knowledge work. It's got to be able to do tasks for you, and to do that, it's got to really have knowledge of everything going on around you and your work, Lightcap told CNBC. Explore insider trades for Microsoft-integrated partner OpenAI via Microsoft (MSFT, Financials). This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
NBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- NBC News
OpenAI tops 3 million paying business users, launches new features for workplace
OpenAI on Wednesday announced that it now has 3 million paying business users, up from the 2 million it reported in February. The San Francisco-based startup rocketed into the mainstream in late 2022 with its consumer-facing artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, and began launching workplace-specific versions of the product the following year. The 3 million users include ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Edu customers, OpenAI said. 'There's this really tight interconnect between the growth of ChatGPT as a consumer tool and its adoption in the enterprise and in businesses,' OpenAI's chief operating officer Brad Lightcap told CNBC in an interview. The company supported 400 million weekly active users as of February. OpenAI expects revenue of $12.7 billion this year, a source confirmed to CNBC. In September of last year, the company expected to see an annual loss of $5 billion on $3.7 billion in revenue, according to a person close to the company who asked not to be named because the financials are confidential. Lightcap said OpenAI is seeing its business tools adopted across industries, including highly regulated sectors like financial services and health care. Companies including Lowe's, Morgan Stanley and Uber are users, OpenAI said. The company also announced new updates to its business offerings on Wednesday. ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Enterprise users can now access 'connectors,' which will allow workers to pull data from third-party tools like Google Drive, Dropbox, SharePoint, Box and OneDrive without leaving ChatGPT. Additional deep research connectors are available in beta. OpenAI launched another capability called 'record mode' in ChatGPT, which allows users to record and transcribe their meetings. It's initially available with audio only. Record mode can assist with follow up after a meeting and integrates with internal information like documents and files, the company said. Users can also turn their recordings into documents through the company's Canvas tool. Lightcap said enterprise customers have been asking for updates like these, and that they will help make OpenAI's workplace offerings more useful. 'It's got to be able to do tasks for you, and to do that, it's got to really have knowledge of everything going on around you and your work,' Lightcap said. 'It can't be the intern locked in a closet. It's got to be able to see what you see.' OpenAI said it has been signing up nine enterprises a week, and Lightcap said the company will try to sustain that pace over time. 'People are starting to really figure out that this is a part of the modern tool stack in the knowledge economy that we live in,' he said.
CNBC
4 days ago
- Business
- CNBC
OpenAI tops 3 million paying business users, launches new features for workplace
OpenAI on Wednesday announced that it now has 3 million paying business users, up from the 2 million it reported in February. The San Francisco-based startup rocketed into the mainstream in late 2022 with its consumer-facing artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, and began launching workplace-specific versions of the product the following year. The 3 million users include ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Edu customers, OpenAI said. "There's this really tight interconnect between the growth of ChatGPT as a consumer tool and its adoption in the enterprise and in businesses," OpenAI's chief operating officer Brad Lightcap told CNBC in an interview. The company supported 400 million weekly active users as of February. OpenAI expects revenue of $12.7 billion this year, a source confirmed to CNBC. In September of last year, the company expected to see an annual loss of $5 billion on $3.7 billion in revenue, according to a person close to the company who asked not to be named because the financials are confidential. Lightcap said OpenAI is seeing its business tools adopted across industries, including highly regulated sectors like financial services and health care. Companies including Lowe's, Morgan Stanley and Uber are users, OpenAI said. The company also announced new updates to its business offerings on Wednesday. ChatGPT Team and ChatGPT Enterprise users can now access "connectors," which will allow workers to pull data from third-party tools like Google Drive, Dropbox, SharePoint, Box and OneDrive without leaving ChatGPT. Additional deep research connectors are available in beta. OpenAI launched another capability called "record mode" in ChatGPT, which allows users to record and transcribe their meetings. It's initially available with audio only. Record mode can assist with follow up after a meeting and integrates with internal information like documents and files, the company said. Users can also turn their recordings into documents through the company's Canvas tool. Lightcap said enterprise customers have been asking for updates like these, and that they will help make OpenAI's workplace offerings more useful. "It's got to be able to do tasks for you, and to do that, it's got to really have knowledge of everything going on around you and your work," Lightcap said. "It can't be the intern locked in a closet. It's got to be able to see what you see." OpenAI said it has been signing up nine enterprises a week, and Lightcap said the company will try to sustain that pace over time. "People are starting to really figure out that this is a part of the modern tool stack in the knowledge economy that we live in," he said.
Korea Herald
30-05-2025
- Business
- Korea Herald
What OpenAI's expansion to Korea means for market?
OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has officially established a Korean subsidiary, marking a significant step in its expansion into the Korean market. The move comes after earlier regional entries in Tokyo and Singapore, underlining Asia's growing importance in the company's global strategy. OpenAI's approach goes far beyond simply opening subsidiaries, according to industry sources on Friday. In each country, the firm is implementing a multilayered strategy that includes developing localized artificial intelligence models, forging enterprise partnerships, aligning with public policy and investing in digital infrastructure. Sources say there are compelling reasons for OpenAI's arrival in Korea. The nation continues to rank among the global leaders in key technological and societal metrics related to AI. The 2025 AI index report published by Stanford University's Institute for Human-Centered AI showed that Korea topped the world in AI patent applications per 100,000 people. As of 2023, Korea filed 17.3 AI patents per 100,000 people — surpassing Luxembourg (15.3), China (6.1) and the US (5.2). Korea also ranks high in AI receptiveness. The same report cited global surveys indicating that Koreans, along with people in China, Indonesia and Thailand, exhibit a particularly positive perception of AI. The environment fosters early commercialization, smoother beta testing and rapid user adoption of AI-based services. 'Korea is not merely a technology adopter,' said an industry source who requested anonymity. 'It is a proven test bed where global AI strategies can be executed and scaled. The new Seoul office should be seen not just as a local outpost, but as a strategic pivot point.' OpenAI's anticipated roles in Korea include: enhancing GPT models with Korean language optimization, deploying ChatGPT Enterprise for domestic corporations and public institutions, establishing research hubs in collaboration with academia and industry, recruiting and training local AI talent and engaging in policy and infrastructure partnerships. Of particular interest is the potential for deeper cooperation with the Korean government. Through initiatives like "OpenAI for Countries," the company may explore building AI data centers and testing infrastructure within Korea. OpenAI's Korean entry also raises questions about its possible impact on the local search engine landscape. With last year's debut of ChatGPT Search — a service that blends chatbot capabilities with real-time information retrieval — OpenAI has begun nudging into territory long dominated by domestic platforms. As of Wednesday, according to Internet Trend, Naver held 57.41 percent of Korea's search market, followed by Google at 34.45 percent and Microsoft Bing at 3.98 percent. However, this marks a notable decline from Naver's nearly 80 percent market share in 2015. Despite the shifting landscape, Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon expressed confidence during the company's first quarter earnings call earlier this month, saying that 'there has been no negative traffic impact from generative AI services.' Instead of competing on raw market share, Naver is focusing on increasing user engagement through AI-powered features like 'AI Briefing,' launched in March. The tool summarizes search results and provides source citations in response to user queries. OpenAI, for its part, appears unbothered by the speculation. When asked if it now considers itself a 'search platform,' the firm's official responded with a smile, emphasizing that 'we're not here to target any specific portal's market share — it's simply a global trend unfolding.'
