OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) attends a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Education in the East Room of the White House on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
OpenAI has announced it is developing an AI-centered jobs platform as part of broader efforts to expand AI literacy, and as the company grows its consumer and business-facing AI applications.
The ChatGPT maker's "OpenAI Jobs Platform" will utilize AI to help connect qualified job candidates to companies, which could put it in competition with Microsoft's LinkedIn.
OpenAI and Microsoft have an uneasy partnership, with Microsoft formally labeling the AI startup as a competitor in search and news advertising in its annual filing last year. Microsoft is OpenAI's biggest investor, having reportedly poured $13 billion in the company.
The news was announced by Fidji Simo, chief executive officer of applications and the former head of Instacart, in a blog post on Thursday.
"Importantly, the jobs platform won't just be a way for big companies to attract more talent. It will have a track dedicated to helping local businesses compete, and local governments find the AI talent they need to better serve their constituents," Simo said.
She didn't elaborate further on details regarding the platform, but a company spokesperson told TechCrunch that it expects to launch the service by mid-2026.
Additionally, OpenAI will introduce a new certification program in connection with its "OpenAI Academy," an online learning platform that teaches workers how to use AI on the job better. This could also put it in competition with LinkedIn's learning platform, which also offers video courses across business, technology and creative fields, with certifications.
"[W]e're going to expand the Academy by offering certifications for different levels of AI fluency, from the basics of using AI at work all the way up to AI-custom jobs and prompt engineering," Simo said, adding that the program will utilize ChatGPT's Study mode. The study feature turns the chatbot into a teacher that questions, hints and provides feedback, instead of giving direct answers.