OpenAI has announced plans to launch a new AI-powered jobs platform, aimed at using artificial intelligence to match employers with potential candidates. The service, called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, is scheduled to debut in mid-2026.

The initiative would put the company in direct competition with LinkedIn, which has also been experimenting with AI-driven job matching.

Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of applications and the former head of Instacart, said the move was designed to help workers adapt to AI-driven disruption in the labour market.

““I believe AI will unlock more opportunities for more people than any other technology in history” Simo wrote in an OpenAI blog. “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. ”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has frequently warned that the company’s technology will displace jobs, and many business leaders have spoken openly about using AI agents to replace staff.

As part of the launch, OpenAI is also developing a certification programme with partners including Walmart. The programme, called OpenAI Certifications, will train workers in areas ranging from the basics of using AI at work to specialised roles such as prompt engineering, with a goal of certifying 10 million Americans by 2030.

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OpenAI Certifications will build on the company’s existing Academy, an online learning hub for AI training launched earlier this year. The firm said all instruction would be delivered through the ChatGPT app, noting: “We’ll obviously use AI to teach AI.”

Studies have highlighted the negative impact of AI on employment, with concerns about automation affecting both entry-level and white-collar roles. The company acknowledged that risk in an official blog post, saying the company cannot prevent disruption but can help people adapt by gaining AI fluency.

“AI-savvy” workers, she wrote, are “more valuable, more productive, and are paid more than workers without AI skills.”