OpenAI has announced it is developing an AI-powered hiring platform designed to connect businesses and employees. This new service, called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, is expected to launch by mid-2026. According to the company, the platform will use artificial intelligence to create perfect matches between company needs and worker skills.
The initiative was announced by OpenAI CEO of Applications Fidji Simo, who stated the service will include a dedicated track for small businesses and local governments to access top AI talent. This move represents a significant expansion for OpenAI beyond its core consumer product, ChatGPT.
At a recent dinner with reporters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman indicated that Fidji Simo would oversee several new applications, including this jobs platform and other potential offerings like a browser and a social media app. This expansion could place OpenAI in direct competition with LinkedIn, a platform co-founded by early OpenAI investor Reid Hoffman and owned by Microsoft, OpenAI’s largest financial backer. LinkedIn itself has been actively integrating AI features to improve job matching over the past year.
In a related effort, OpenAI will begin offering certifications for different levels of “AI fluency” through its OpenAI Academy. A pilot for these certifications is planned for late 2025. The company is collaborating with Walmart, one of the world’s largest private employers, on this program with an ambitious goal to certify 10 million Americans by 2030.
These new programs are launched amid concerns from tech executives that AI could disrupt many traditional jobs. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has predicted AI might eliminate up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs before 2030. In her announcement, Fidji Simo acknowledged this risk, noting that while OpenAI cannot prevent this disruption, it can help by making people fluent in AI and connecting them with companies that need their skills.
OpenAI states these efforts are part of its commitment to the White House’s initiative to expand AI literacy. Altman and other top tech executives are meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss artificial intelligence.