Two years of OpenAI Academy

To ensure the benefits of AI are broadly shared, people need the skills and confidence to use it in their everyday lives. Since launching in September 2024, OpenAI Academy has helped people build those skills through practical training for tasks ranging from teaching and running a small business to developing software.

Over the past two years, OpenAI Academy has hosted more than 250 events, and more than 4 million people have engaged with Academy content. That work has brought together educators, small business owners, developers, nonprofit leaders and community members to learn, practice, and share what works.

For this next chapter, we’re expanding OpenAI Academy through a new trainer program that prepares people and organizations to teach Academy material in their communities. This program builds on our work with partners and will make training and ongoing support available closer to where people live and work.

From access to practical skills

We launched the Academy to expand access to AI training, technical guidance, and community, initially focusing on developers and mission-driven organizations working on local problems. Since then, the Academy has grown to include self-paced courses, practical guides, in-person workshops, and large multi-site events known as AI Skills Jams.

This month, we also introduced new Academy learning paths for knowledge workers, developers, leaders, educators, and college students. Learners can take courses relevant to their roles and earn Academy course badges by passing assessments.

These programs focus on helping participants use AI to solve problems they face day-to-day. An educator might use ChatGPT to adapt a lesson. A small business owner might build a repeatable process for customer research. A developer might use Codex to plan and implement a change while retaining control over review.