"Now, if ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has its way, finding work is going to change too. On Thursday, the San Francisco-headquartered company announced that it's building both a jobs site and a skills-certification system, in what look like direct attacks on jobs juggernaut LinkedIn. OpenAI plans to open the jobs site in mid-2026, it told TechCrunch. LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, making this new competition another wrinkle in OpenAI's rocky relationship with the Redmond, Washington, tech giant."
"But OpenAI apps executive Fidji Simo didn't mention the professional world's go-to job site - LinkedIn boasts over 1 billion users and tens of millions of weekly job searchers - in her Thursday blog post. Rather, she called AI "disruptive," and said, "At OpenAI, we can't eliminate that disruption. But what we can do is help more people become fluent in AI and connect them with companies that need their skills, to give people more economic opportunities.""
"The jobs platform, Simo wrote, "will have knowledgeable, experienced candidates at every level, and opportunities for anyone looking to put their skills to use." She said the site would use AI to match companies' roles to workers, include a feature focused on local businesses and help local governments find workers. The executive wrote that OpenAI is working on jobs initiatives with business associations like the Bay Area Council. Pointing to the Texas Association of Business as an example - it's unclear what sparked this San Francisco-to-Austin partnership - Simo wrote that the commerce group would use OpenAI's site to connect Texas employers with "talented people who can help them modernize their businesses.""
OpenAI plans to launch a jobs site and a skills-certification system aimed at matching AI-fluent candidates with employers, with a planned mid-2026 roll-out. The platform will use AI to match roles to workers, highlight local-business features, and assist local governments in finding workers. OpenAI is pursuing partnerships with business associations such as the Bay Area Council and the Texas Association of Business to connect employers with talent. The initiative positions OpenAI in direct competition with LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft, and seeks to broaden economic opportunities by certifying and linking skilled candidates to jobs.
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