OpenAI partners with Infosys to bring AI tools to more businesses

OpenAI has partnered with Infosys to integrate AI tools, including coding 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.

Indian IT services firms are facing increasing pressure from a combination of slowing customer spending and rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence. Infosys shares have fallen more than 22% this year wider sales Spurred by poor forecasts, investor worries that artificial intelligence tools could automate some of the traditional outsourcing jobs and macroeconomic turmoil due to the US-Iran war.

The move also reflects a broader trend of AI firms teaming up with global IT services providers to expand adoption in large enterprises. OpenAI was there before In partnership with HCLTechand Infosys struck A similar deal with Anthropic.

OpenAI provides a distribution channel to large enterprises through Infosys’ global customer base and delivery capabilities in over 60 countries. The companies said the deal is aimed at helping enterprises transition from experimentation 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 (about $267 million), or about 5.5% of total revenue, in the December quarter.

The deal is part of a broader push to expand OpenAI’s enterprise footprint through initiatives Codex LabsAnnounced Tuesday, it involves engineers working with customers to help deploy their tools. Initial partners include Accenture, Capgemini, CGI, Cognizant, Infosys, PwC and Tata Consultancy Services as OpenAI now aims to build a distribution network to expand Codex adoption. more than 4 million weekly active users.

The companies did not disclose financial details of the deal.