OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence research company founded in 2015. Headquartered in Canada, it employs approximately 710 people and focuses on providing AI research services.
Generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, present challenges to traditional foreign trade companies that rely on SEO for customer acquisition. On November 30th, ChatGPT celebrated its third anniversary, marking a significant period of adoption. Zencoder, a company developing AI-powered software, expanded its Zen Platform to integrate various AI coding tools, including OpenAI Codex, Anthropic’s Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Zencoder’s Zen CLI, into IDEs like Visual Studio Code and JetBrains. OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, published a blog post outlining the company's approach to balancing teen safety, user freedom, and privacy concerning AI tools like ChatGPT, advocating for the protection of AI conversations at a level comparable to those with medical or legal professionals.
OpenAI's customers primarily consist of generative AI and media Production companies. Examples of OpenAI's customers include Microsoft, Adobe and Conde Nast. OpenAI has commercial and technical partners like People Inc., Reddit and Axel Springer.