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OpenAI and Oracle say they are expanding their partnership to bring business applications and AI agents into ChatGPT, while also powering new Oracle offerings.
Why it mattersThat points to a two-way tie-up between ChatGPT and Oracle’s business software. The announcement does not name the applications, explain how the agents will work or give a launch date, so the practical details remain to come. For now, it is a concrete integration plan, not a feature users can try today. OpenAI’s announcement gives the shape of the deal; the useful test will be what ships and who can use it.
Discuss: Should business apps and AI agents live inside ChatGPT, or is it better to keep them in the software where the work already happens?
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OpenAI Watch Update What changedOracle says it has about 130,000 active ChatGPT users and more than 95,000 active Codex users within the company, according to a Seeking Alpha report carried by TradingView. Those figures offer a glimpse of how the expanded OpenAI partnership is being used inside Oracle, not just what the companies plan to build together.
The report also says Oracle’s recruiting team has cut the time needed to compile some market research from two to four days to 15 to 20 minutes using ChatGPT Work. That is a specific claimed time saving for one task, rather than evidence of a general productivity gain across the company.
The numbers and example are attributed to Oracle in the report. They make the partnership more concrete, while leaving the obvious next question: how widely do these tools deliver comparable results beyond the recruiting team?
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- Oracle, OpenAI expand partnership to bring AI into business software - TradingView: The report says Oracle has about 130,000 active ChatGPT users and more than 95,000 active Codex users internally, and that its recruiting team reduced time compiling some market research from two to four days to 15 to 20 minutes using ChatGPT Work.
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OpenAI Watch Update What changedOpenAI says Oracle is developing Oracle AI Workspace, which would bring Oracle applications and data into ChatGPT.
OpenAI gives a finance example: a new team member could use ChatGPT to investigate costs, understand purchasing decisions and check what remains before month-end close.
The announcement also names three Oracle offerings built with OpenAI tools: AI Security Mesh, designed to help customers find and fix vulnerabilities; an AI SMB Bundle combining ChatGPT Business and Codex with Oracle applications and recurring cloud credits; and App Composer, intended to help teams build apps connected to approved Oracle data and workflows.
OpenAI says Oracle customers in the US can also buy the OpenAI API, Codex and ChatGPT Work through Oracle Marketplace, using existing procurement processes and eligible Oracle Universal Credits.
Sources and evidence
- OpenAI expands partnership with Oracle to bring its apps to ChatGPT - OpenAI: OpenAI says Oracle is developing an AI Workspace that would connect Oracle apps and data to ChatGPT, and describes three related offerings and US Marketplace purchasing access.
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