OpenAI plans job platform and certification program for AI roles
OpenAI is set to launch a new AI-driven jobs platform next year, aimed at connecting employers with candidates possessing artificial intelligence skills to speed up the adoption of the technology in businesses and government agencies.
The ChatGPT maker will also introduce a new certification program in the coming months that will teach workers how to better use AI on the job, News.Az reports citing Bloomberg.
OpenAI is working with multiple organizations on the program, including Walmart Inc., the largest private employer in the US. OpenAI said it plans to certify 10 million Americans by 2030.
The company unveiled the jobs initiatives Thursday in conjunction with a White House task force meeting on artificial intelligence and education, hosted by first lady Melania Trump. Tech industry leaders including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Alphabet Inc.’s Sundar Pichai attended the event. Altman is also expected to meet with senior White House officials later in the day, the company said.
“We believe fundamentally that AI will unlock more opportunities for more people than any technology in history, but it will also be disruptive,” said Fidji Simo, chief executive officer of applications at OpenAI and the former head of Instacart. “While we can’t eliminate the disruption, we can certainly help more people become fluent in AI and connect them with companies that need their skills.”
For the jobs platform, OpenAI plans to use AI to help match local governments and companies of all sizes with potential candidates. The service could put the AI developer in closer competition with companies like LinkedIn, owned by OpenAI backer Microsoft.
“I don’t envision it as just a simple job posting,” said Simo, who previously worked as an executive at Meta overseeing the main Facebook application. “I envision it much more as candidates being able to talk about what they can offer and demonstrate that with a certification, and then us being able to match them with companies that have similar needs using AI.”
OpenAI is working closely with Walmart to develop the certification program, details of which are being ironed out. Certifications will be available for free to Walmart’s roughly 1.6 million store and corporate employees in the US and vary by roles, but may come with a fee for other companies in the future.
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