OpenAI’s 2026 ‘focus’ is ‘practical adoption’
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OpenAI's CFO announced the company's 2026 focus will be on 'practical adoption' of AI, aiming to bridge the gap between AI capabilities and real-world use in sectors like health and enterprise.
OpenAI plans to focus on "practical adoption" of AI in 2026, according to a blog post from CFO Sarah Friar. As the company spends a huge amount of money on infrastructure, OpenAI is working on "closing the gap" on what AI can do and how people actually use it. "The opportunity is large and immediate, especially in health, science, and enterprise, where better intelligence translates directly into better outcomes."
Much of the blog post, titled "A business that scales with the value of intelligence," is about how OpenAI has evolved since it launched ChatGPT and how it has scaled up its business. The company's weekly active user and daily act …