OpenAI launched a product on Thursday called ChatGPT for Financial Services, a version of its enterprise tool tailored to handle tasks traditionally performed by entry-level investment bankers, including company research, financial data analysis, and pitchbook creation.
According to CNBC, the product was developed alongside Morgan Stanley and Evercore as design partners, is built on top of ChatGPT Work, and is powered by GPT-6 Astra, the most capable model in OpenAI's current lineup. It is initially aimed at investment banking and equity research teams.
"We're effectively teaching ChatGPT to research like an analyst and back up its conclusions like an analyst as well," Nick Turley, OpenAI's vice president of product, told CNBC during a briefing announcing the product.
Unlike the standard ChatGPT Work offering, the financial services version connects directly to data from LSEG, Daloopa, and Pitchbook — giving the system ready access to financial statements and earnings transcripts — and can also tap into a firm's existing data subscriptions automatically, according to CNBC. The product also includes sourcing tools that link figures directly to underlying filings, chart verification functionality, and permission controls designed to safeguard confidential deal information.
In a live demo, Turley walked through the platform's capabilities as it examined a prospective M&A target, drew financial figures from industry-standard data sources, and generated a formatted PowerPoint presentation styled to a bank's existing template, according to CNBC.