OpenAI's paid business segment has reached a significant milestone, with the number of paid commercial users for its ChatGPT Enterprise, Team, and Edu products surpassing one million, marking a substantial increase since April. This reflects strong market demand for generative AI technology. Survey data indicates that enterprise users have achieved notable improvements in productivity, time savings, and innovation, particularly in areas such as research gathering, content drafting and editing, and creative brainstorming. Additionally, user growth has been particularly rapid in international markets such as Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

On August 12, the e-commerce platform 1688 announced the launch of a new initiative called 'Efficiency Improvement and Revenue Increase', designed specifically for source manufacturers in industrial belts to aid in their business growth and efficiency enhancement. As part of this initiative, 1688 will offer merchants a free 'AI Business Assistant' service to help new merchants ensure a stable order volume, number of customers, and reasonable profit margins.