OpenAI and Databricks partner to bring enterprise AI to governed data

According to Databricks:

Background

OpenAI and Databricks have announced a multi-year partnership to connect OpenAI's advanced AI models directly with the governed data stored in Databricks. According to the companies, this aims to bridge the gap between powerful AI capabilities and corporate data context, addressing the common issue where AI lacks access to internal business definitions.

Key Details

The integration introduces three main adoption patterns. First, business users can query company metrics directly in ChatGPT using the Databricks Genie plugin, which applies the company's approved definitions and access rules. Second, engineering teams can use OpenAI Codex managed by the Databricks Unity Gateway, allowing leaders to control budgets and track usage. Third, developers can build custom AI agents using the OpenAI Agents SDK and deploy them as Databricks Apps.

Impact

This partnership gives enterprises a unified way to deploy AI across business intelligence, software engineering, and automated workflows while maintaining strict governance and security controls. Both companies are also customers of each other, with OpenAI utilizing Databricks and Databricks equipping its engineers with Codex.