Samsung expands employee access to ChatGPT Enterprise, Codex

Samsung Electronics removed internal limits on generative AI and granted access to ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex for all employees in Korea and for every staff member in its Device eXperience division worldwide. The company plans to deploy the tools across software development, marketing, product development and manufacturing.

The Device eXperience division covers smartphones, consumer electronics and home appliances. Under the enterprise arrangement, employees will use ChatGPT Enterprise for knowledge tasks such as searching for information, drafting documents, developing ideas and interpreting data. Codex will support coding work and internal automation, including writing, reviewing and debugging code for tools, websites, prototypes and workflows.

Samsung restricted employee use of consumer generative AI tools in 2023 after concerns that sensitive internal information had been uploaded to external platforms. The new deployment relies on OpenAI’s enterprise product, which includes controls for data protection, user access and security management. OpenAI has described the enterprise version as allowing organisations to manage users, set access controls and operate within internal security policies.

OpenAI reported more than five million weekly Codex users globally and said weekly active Codex users in Korea have risen nearly 800% since February 1, 2026. The company also reported that non-technical teams use Codex to build internal tools and automate routine tasks.

Harrison Kim, general manager of OpenAI Korea, described the Samsung agreement as “one of OpenAI’s largest enterprise deployments” and noted the company is rolling out AI across teams rather than restricting it to specific departments.

Samsung has strengthened infrastructure ties with OpenAI since October 2025, when it was named a strategic memory partner for the Stargate AI infrastructure initiative. OpenAI’s memory needs for the project have been projected at up to 900,000 DRAM wafers per month. Samsung’s semiconductor units committed to supporting that demand with advanced memory solutions.

Samsung SDS has explored partnerships to develop AI data centres, provide enterprise AI services and resell OpenAI services in Korea, offering consulting, deployment and management for businesses adopting enterprise AI tools. Samsung and another South Korean chipmaker have signed letters of intent to supply memory chips for OpenAI’s Stargate project; together those suppliers account for a large share of global DRAM and high-bandwidth memory production. High-bandwidth memory moves data quickly between memory and processors in AI systems.

A 2026 industry report found that about two thirds of organisations reported productivity or efficiency gains from enterprise AI adoption, and just over half reported improved insights and decision-making. A separate survey of mid-sized French firms found high use of generative AI but limited reports of time savings among users.

Samsung stated the enterprise access will let employees apply ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex across document work, information analysis, coding, product development, marketing and manufacturing. Company affiliates are continuing to explore further cooperation with OpenAI on data centres, enterprise services and other AI infrastructure projects.