OpenAI partners with Infosys to bring AI tools to more companies

OpenAI has partnered with Infosys to integrate its AI tools, including programming assistant Codex, into the Indian IT giant’s Topaz AI platform.

Infosys said the integration will be used to help its customers modernize software development, automate workflows, and deploy AI systems at scale, initially focusing on software engineering, legacy modernization, and DevOps.

IT services companies in India are facing increasing pressure from a combination of slowing customer spending and rapid progress in generative artificial intelligence. Infosys shares have fallen more than 22% this year amid the crisis Wider sales Due to weak forecasts, investor concerns that artificial intelligence tools could automate parts of traditional outsourcing businesses, and macroeconomic disruption due to the war between the United States and Iran.

The move also reflects a broader trend of AI companies collaborating with global IT service providers to expand adoption in large enterprises. OpenAI has previously done so In partnership with HCLTechInfosys has been hit Similar deal with Anthropy.

OpenAI gains a distribution channel to large enterprises through Infosys’ global customer base and delivery capabilities across more than 60 countries. The two companies said the deal aims to help companies move from piloting to large-scale deployment.

Infosys is ramping up its AI business. The company said earlier this year that AI-related services generated revenue of 25 billion rupees (about $267 million) in the December quarter, or roughly 5.5% of total revenue.

The deal is part of a broader drive by OpenAI to expand its business through initiatives such as Codex Laboratoriesannounced Tuesday, includes engineers working with customers to help deploy its tools. Initial partners include Accenture, Capgemini, CGI, Cognizant, Infosys, PwC and Tata Consultancy Services, with OpenAI aiming to build a distribution network to scale adoption of Codex, which is now Over 4 million active users weekly.

The two companies did not disclose the financial details of the deal.