It's not quite getting a college degree in ChatGPT, but it's close. OpenAI said this week it is launching an AI-powered jobs platform and a new certification program offered through its OpenAI Academy.
The OpenAI Jobs Platform, expected to launch in 2026, will use AI to connect candidates with employers. The company says the system is designed to better align worker skills with business needs, potentially putting it in direct competition with Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.
Alongside the hiring platform, the ChatGPT maker is introducing a certification program, OpenAI Certifications, that will offer credentials ranging from basic AI literacy to more advanced specialties such as prompt engineering. The program will be an expansion of OpenAI Academy, a free online learning platform launched earlier this year to help find resources and workshops to better learn AI.
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Users will be able to prepare for certifications through ChatGPT's built-in study tools, keeping the process entirely within the company's ecosystem. The company said it's committing to certifying 10 million Americans by 2030.
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"We want to put AI, and the power that comes with it, in the hands of as many people as possible," Fidji Simo, CEO of applications at OpenAI, wrote in the online announcement. "But it's also important to make sure those people know how to use AI to be more productive, shape the world around them and control their own destiny in new ways."
AI literacy is rapidly becoming a prerequisite across many industries. Certifications and training are growing more popular, with a wide variety of companies getting in on the action. Google offers a free training course and a $99 certification exam. LinkedIn recently launched new AI-powered tools for job searching and has also provided courses to teach job searchers how to use the technology in the workplace.
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