- OpenAI is creating a dedicated AI-powered hiring platform that will scale businesses to find skilled talent.
- OpenAI Academy will also launch a new certification program to certify “AI fluency.” The organization hopes to badge 10 million Americans by 2030.
- With this action, it creates a very interesting multi-faceted competitive situation with LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft’s the largest investor in OpenAI.
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Bridging the AI Skills Gap
OpenAI recently unveiled a move that expands its reach beyond chatbots by committing to transform the future of work with the launch of a new AI-powered hiring platform.
The announcement from Applications CEO Fidji Simo seeks to connect businesses with talent who are proficient in artificial intelligence (AI), potentially setting itself up as an active competitor with LinkedIn, among others.
The enterprise acknowledges a central concern of today’s economy, that AI will impact the job market. While OpenAI understands AI will create new job roles, they also recognize that “certain skills may become obsolete.” Therefore, their approach is two-fold, which includes education and connection.
At the center of the initiative is the OpenAI Jobs Platform, which will employ OpenAI’s own AI to be a match-maker, connecting the specific needs of a company with a candidate’s verified experience, beyond outdated keywords in a resume.
Certifying the Future Workforce
A critical component of this ecosystem is trust. How does an employer know a candidate is truly “AI-savvy”? OpenAI’s answer is its new certification program. Integrated directly into ChatGPT, it will allow users to learn, prepare, and test for credentials ranging from basic AI application to advanced prompt engineering.
To this point, this doesn’t look like just another click-through online course, but a design to be deeply grounded in the actual needs of employers, thanks to their corporate partnerships.
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More Than Just a Job Board
The company suggests that what may distinguish this IA-powered hiring platform is the intended focus on inclusiveness. While large organizations like Walmart and John Deere are launch partners, OpenAI promises a separate track for local small businesses and governments, so they can compete for high-quality AI talent that will ultimately be taken by tech giants. Furthermore, this could democratize access to skills needed for modernization and public service.
A Strained Alliance with Microsoft?
The most intriguing subplot within this announcement is also the obvious elephant in the room: LinkedIn. This social media platform, owned by Microsoft (OpenAI’s prime investor and partner), has been aggressively adding AI capabilities itself. This indicates OpenAI wants to build further on a more vertical stack, which now includes this educational and AI-powered hiring platform.
While the collaboration with Microsoft was previously thought to be unavoidable, now this once thought-to-be-ironclad partnership does seem to be at least tacitly evolving to that of being openly competitive with each other.
Final Thought: Will the market embrace an AI-powered hiring platform from the creator of the technology that is simultaneously disrupting and creating jobs, or will the inherent conflict of interest prove too difficult to navigate?
FAQs
What is OpenAI’s AI-powered hiring platform?
It’s a future service that will utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to identify companies and match them with job candidates who have verifiable AI capability.
How are OpenAI’s certifications different?
They are credentials that prospects can earn directly from ChatGPT, focused on practical AI skills for work, from basic use to complex techniques.
Is OpenAI going to compete with LinkedIn?
Yes, directly. This puts it in a complex position as LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest investor.
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