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The Technology Risk Podcast · Yesterday · 20 min

Episode 82 - OpenAI Just Launched a 4 Billion Dollar AI Outsourcing Firm

OpenAI just launched The OpenAI Deployment Company, a new subsidiary backed by more than 4 billion dollars in initial funding plus a 500 million dollar investment from Brookfield, with a mission to embed AI engineers directly inside client businesses. The venture kicks off with 150 engineers acquired from consulting firm Tomoro and pilot deployments already running at John Deere, where farmers cut chemical use by up to 70 percent, and at global bank BBVA. This episode breaks down what Forward Deployed Engineers actually do, why this looks exactly like the outsourcing model that reshaped advertising and consumer goods manufacturing decades ago, and what it means for small business owners trying to plan an AI budget. You will walk away with five specific actions to take this week to avoid vendor lock-in and keep your pricing power as the AI services market consolidates. Make sure to subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for more technology insights every Friday at 6 PM (PDT), as well as check out our website at www.frostyos.com.

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OpenAI just launched The OpenAI Deployment Company, a new subsidiary backed by more than 4 billion dollars in initial funding plus a 500 million dollar investment from Brookfield, with a mission to embed AI engineers directly inside client businesses. The venture kicks off with 150 engineers acquired from consulting firm Tomoro and pilot deployments already running at John Deere, where farmers cut chemical use by up to 70 percent, and at global bank BBVA. This episode breaks down what Forward Deployed Engineers actually do, why this looks exactly like the outsourcing model that reshaped advertising and consumer goods manufacturing decades ago, and what it means for small business owners trying to plan an AI budget. You will walk away with five specific actions to take this week to avoid vendor lock-in and keep your pricing power as the AI services market consolidates.

Make sure to subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for more technology insights every Friday at 6 PM (PDT), as well as check out our website at www.frostyos.com.

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