partnerships

Sam Altman’s World expands its eyeball-scanning human-verification tech through new partnerships with Zoom and Tinder, pushing biometric ID across dating, video calls, and ticketing.

OpenAI announces the launch of Codex Labs and new partnerships with global systems integrators to scale enterprise adoption of Codex, highlighting significant growth in developer usage and real-world enterprise case studies.

OpenAI announces $110B in new investment at a $730B pre-money valuation, including major funding from SoftBank, NVIDIA, and Amazon, along with strategic partnerships to expand compute capacity and global reach for AI products. The funding aims to accelerate deployment of frontier AI across consumers, developers, and enterprises worldwide.

OpenAI announces Frontier Alliance Partners program, partnering with McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, and Capgemini to help enterprises build, deploy, and manage AI coworkers across their organizations. The partnerships combine OpenAI's Frontier platform with consulting firms' transformation expertise to drive enterprise adoption of agentic AI.

OpenAI announced the Learning Accelerator, an India-first initiative to distribute approximately 500,000 ChatGPT licenses and training to educators and students through partnerships with IIT Madras, AICTE, and the Ministry of Education. The program includes $500,000 in research funding, AI literacy training, and deployment of tools like ChatGPT's study mode to address challenges of AI in learning.

OpenAI has released an AI Economic Blueprint for Australia in partnership with Mandala Partners, outlining actionable recommendations for how the country can unlock AI's economic and social potential while addressing productivity challenges.

OpenAI announces Stargate Infrastructure initiative, seeking partnerships across the industrial base to build new AI infrastructure in the United States, including power, land, construction, and equipment.

OpenAI announces a new content partnership with Axios and funding to expand local news coverage in four U.S. cities, while expanding its broader media partnerships to nearly 20 organizations representing over 160 news outlets that integrate with ChatGPT search.

OpenAI announced the opening of its Paris office, marking its expansion into France and reflecting rapid AI adoption across French organizations. The office will support partnerships with companies like Sanofi, Simplon, and Mirakl, while strengthening collaboration with the French government on responsible AI development.

OpenAI publishes acknowledgments for contributors to the o1 model, crediting internal teams, Microsoft partnership support, and external red teamers involved in development and safety testing.

OpenAI announces strategic partnerships with Le Monde and Prisa Media to integrate publisher content into ChatGPT, allowing users to access curated news summaries with attribution and links to original articles. The partnerships aim to help news organizations reach broader audiences while maintaining journalistic integrity and supporting their digital transformation.