OpenAI (and Microsoft) Make New AI Pitches to Businesses

The poor souls responsible for technology buying decisions at companies must be overwhelmed these days. Not only does seemingly every other tech firm want to send consultants—invariably calling themselves forward-deployed engineers as though they’re on maneuver in the desert—to help companies learn how to use their AI services, but the array of AI product choices seems to grow daily. 

On Tuesday, for instance, OpenAI held an event in New York to pitch new AI tools for businesses, including some designed for specific sectors, such as equity trading and investment banking. Also on Tuesday, Microsoft announced at its own event in San Francisco new hardware specifically designed for AI, including a desktop computer and AI models for businesses. While Microsoft is an old hat at serving businesses, OpenAI’s event was a reminder of how important the enterprise AI market is for younger AI firms (and it’s a market that OpenAI’s rival Anthropic is perceived to dominate).