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This week's updates highlight how AI is moving from experimentation into practical, everyday business use. In a new video from OpenAI, Richard Lam, Group Vice President at Oracle Applications Lab, explains how Oracle leverages Codex to help business users get answers directly from company data. Rather than writing queries or building reports manually, users simply describe the outcome they want—whether that's an analysis, a report, or even a working application—and Codex gathers the necessary information from internal systems to deliver it.

The theme of accessible, outcome-driven AI continues in a session featuring Masahiro Hiramori of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, shared by PyTorch. As a PyTorch Ambassador and member of the PyTorchCon North America 2026 Program Committee, Hiramori plans to explore on-device AI, efficient inference, voice agents, and machine learning compilers at the upcoming conference. Beyond the technical sessions, he emphasizes the value of exchanging ideas with fellow developers and gaining visibility into the broader community's work.

Together, these posts reflect two converging trends: enterprise platforms using AI to simplify data access for non-technical users, and the developer community pushing forward the tools and infrastructure that make such applications possible. Whether the focus is a business analyst asking a question in plain language or