OpenAI Announced 1M Business Customers and 800M Users Weekly

OpenAI announced yesterday that it has 1 million business customers worldwide using ChatGPT for Work, either directly or through its developer platform. Organizations related to areas such as financial services, healthcare, and retail are among the most active. Consumer adoption is also at high rates, with 800 million users weekly. The San Francisco-based lab is set to generate $13 billion in revenue this year as it continues to expand sales. To support the enterprise acceleration, OpenAI launched a new wave of tools and integrations, such as: Company knowledge consolidates all the context from connected apps (Slack, SharePoint, Google Drive, GitHub, Canva, Figma, Zillow, Spotify, among others) into ChatGPT. Codex model for code generation, refactoring, and workflow automation. AgentKit allows users to create and build enterprise agents. Multimodal models, such as the Image Generation API, Sora 2, gpt-realtime, and Realtime API to build production voice agents. Databricks has made OpenAI models available natively on its stack. The Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) enables the creation of conversational commerce experiences in ChatGPT. Shopify, Etsy, Walmart, PayPal, and Salesforce are among the companies utilizing this protocol. OpenAI quoted a recent Wharton study to highlight that 75% of enterprises report a positive ROI, and fewer than 5% report a negative return. "When AI is deployed with the right use case and infrastructure, teams see real results," said the firm. This week, too, OpenAI agreed to pay Amazon.com $38 billion for computing power in a multiyear deal. That marks the first partnership between the startup and the cloud company.

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Anthropic Issued 'Skills for Claude', a Tool to Save Time When Writing Prompts

Anthropic this month announced Skills for Claude, a tool that loads folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that follow the organization’s brand guidelines. People can also build their own Skills for Claude relative to their specific jobs and use them across Claude.ai, Claude Code, Anthropic’s API, and the Claude Agent SDK. Box, Rakuten, and Canva have already used the tool, according to Anthropic’s press release. Essentially, it seeks to prevent the user from spending much time writing the perfect prompt or referring to past context each time he or she tries to accomplish a task. Brad Abrams, a product lead at Anthropic, explained, “Skills provides organizations building agents a way to teach Claude to do a good job in their specific context."

Kaplan Releases Its New AI Learning and Study Tools Built on 85+ Years of Data

Kaplan this month released its new AI-driven learning and study tools for personalized, in-context, unlimited support, immediate feedback, test prep, and advising at scale. “We are combining decades of experience, highest quality course material, pedagogical best practices, psychometric rigor, and unique data with state-of-the-art models and technology architecture,” said Sergo Grigalashvili, a top executive at Kaplan. “Feedback from our students is overwhelmingly positive.” Kaplan AI includes test-prep models that predict learners’ scores and outcomes, as well as their learning behaviors and patterns. Its AI mentor is designed to provide instant, detailed answers that understand the explanation behind every question. The learner can also tailor the way it explains the information. This AI Tutor is already available in many of Kaplan’s products, including ACT, AP, Bar, GMAT, MCAT, SIE, and USMLE prep. For essay grading, the AI assistant provides instant, strategic feedback, pinpointing users’ strengths, identifying areas for improvement, and giving them a competitive edge in their applications, according to the company. The college advising test prep pro, essay editor, and industry insider tool is built on 85+ years of data. Beyond the educational industry, Kaplan has issued a wealth management professional assistant for financial advisors. This AI tool, intended to save time day to day and elevate client services, includes fact-checking for real-world, complex client scenarios and real-time insights. [Disclosure: ibl.ai, parent company of iblnews.org, provides AI technology services to Kaplan]

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ASU President Michael Crow Delivers His View on Learning with AI

“AI empowers learners to drive their own journeys,” said ASU President Michael Crow in an opening speech during the two-day conference “Agentic AI and the Student Experience”, which took place in Tempe, Arizona, last week. “No two people learn the same way.” During his keynote, Crow explored the concept of learning without limits and stated. “You have a right to learn the way that you want to learn, the right to learn in the way that your intelligence works, your right to learn the way your mind works to achieve these things that you want to achieve.” As an advocate for the transformative potential of technology, Crow shared his vision: “AI is the first tool that allows us to both confront technological threats and seize new opportunities.” He encouraged attendees not to succumb to the technological disruption but to create new sociological opportunities. We never had anything like that that worked in both directions.” “The most complicated object in the universe is your brain. I don’t believe you were given that, only to not use it to its maximum potential, creativity, and individual learning.” As one of the nation's top schools in innovation, Crow called on leaders to explore how agentic AI can help dismantle traditional barriers to education and expand access at scale. During the event, representatives of ASI showcased the institution’s new AI platform, CreateAI, for building internal projects.

AI-Powered Robot Help Seniors in South Korea Against Loneliness

IBL News | New York AI-powered dolls are helping seniors in South Korea to combat loneliness. The cherished robots, priced at the equivalent of $1,150 each, strike up conversations using ChatGPT. They remind elders to take their medication or eat a meal. They can also alert social workers and families during emergencies or encourage seniors by saying, “Grandma, I miss you even when you’re by my side.” If an infrared sensor on its neck detects no movement for 24 hours, it alerts the team. A microphone in its chest records the user’s answers to daily questions, such as “How are you feeling today?” and “Are you in pain?” South Korea, a rapidly aging nation, hosts many adults profoundly lonely, with many suffering from depression, dementia, and chronic illnesses. Suicidal rates are among the highest in developed nations. What most fear is not death but loneliness, say experts. Currently, there are over 12,000 Hyodols robots distributed across the country. Korea’s challenges are mirrored in other developed nations. • In Japan, Paro, a pet robot, provides companionship to older adults. • In apartments across New York City, ElliQ, an AI robot resembling a Pixar lamp, discusses the meaning of life. • In Singapore, humanoid robot Dexie leads bingo sessions at senior care facilities. As a company, Hyodol is aiming for a U.S. debut in 2026. The eldercare robot market is projected to hit $7.7 billion by 2030, according to Research and Markets, a market research firm.

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