- After launching GPT-5 in August 2025, OpenAI continues to promote AI popularization by expanding OpenAI Academy – the free online learning platform launched earlier this year, which has connected more than 2 million people with AI courses, workshops, and communities.
- On September 4, 2025, OpenAI announced a partnership with Walmart to roll out an AI fluency certification program at multiple levels: from basic AI usage in the workplace to AI customization skills and prompt engineering.
- The ambitious goal: to certify 10 million people globally by 2030, equipping them with AI skills to increase value, productivity, and income.
- Fidji Simo, CEO of OpenAI Applications, emphasized: “AI-literate workers have higher value and income. If we want to empower everyone, not just a lucky few, we must popularize AI skills at all career levels.”
- Walmart, one of the first partners, will implement the program for millions of employees. Walmart CEO John Furner stated: “The future of retail is not just about technology, but about the people who know how to use it. We are putting powerful AI tools into the hands of our employees so they can reshape the future of the retail industry.”
- Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, described GPT-5 as “a team of PhD-level experts in your pocket,” considering it a significant step towards AGI (Artificial General Intelligence).
- Through collaborations with Walmart and other major corporations, OpenAI aims to create economic opportunities anew, helping workers keep pace with rapidly changing job trends driven by AI.
📌 OpenAI and Walmart are jointly promoting global AI training: expanding OpenAI Academy with free AI certification, targeting 10 million people to be certified by 2030. Walmart is implementing it for millions of employees, preparing the technology-oriented retail industry. This is a strategic step after GPT-5, affirming OpenAI’s vision of empowering the masses with AI, not just the elite.
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