OpenAI’s latest announcement isn’t about a shiny new AI feature—it’s about making sure workers and companies can actually use the tech that already exists.

Their recent article entitled “Expanding economic opportunity with AI” details a new jobs platform to match AI-savvy talent with employers, plus new certifications so businesses can be sure their hires know more than just how to ask ChatGPT to summarize meeting notes. And with Walmart (the world’s largest private employer) signing on, the potential reach of this program is hard to overstate.

Their goal is to “help more people become fluent in AI and connect them with companies that need their skills, to give people more economic opportunities.” Here’s what’s coming:

OpenAI plans to certify 10 million Americans by 2030, with training programs designed around what employers actually need so workers aren’t stuck with flashy credentials that go nowhere.

Bottom line: from cashiers to coders, OpenAI wants to make sure the AI economy doesn’t leave anyone behind—and with Walmart leading the charge, this could be the biggest workplace skills shift in decades.

OpenAI clearly knows the oldest trick in the book: teach everyone to use your tool until it becomes the tool they can’t work without!

Google Translate is testing AI-powered language practice right inside the app. It tailors lessons to your skill level and goal, whether that’s small talk on vacation or chatting with coworkers.

How to use it:

It keeps lessons practical, tracks your progress, and makes language learning accessible, all in one simple app — and it’s going to make it harder for apps like Duolingo to keep up.

Taco Bell is rethinking its AI drive-throughs after viral clips showed it hilariously misfiring, like adding 18,000 water cups or looping “what will you drink with that?” Rolled out at 500+ locations to speed service, the AI often slowed things down, sparking complaints and online mockery. Despite the two million AI orders already successfully processed, the company says it’s still learning where AI works best and admits busy times may need humans.

Apple’s cooking up “World Knowledge Answers,” an AI search tool set to drop next spring as part of a big Siri glow-up, per Bloomberg. Built into Siri, Safari, and Spotlight, it’s designed to turn Siri into a legit “answer engine” and go toe-to-toe with ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s AI Overviews with Apple even testing a Google-built AI model thanks to a fresh partnership.

xAI’s CFO Mike Liberatore has dipped out just months after joining, the latest big name to bail on Elon Musk’s AI venture. Before heading for the door, Liberatore helped wrangle $10B in funding and spearheaded data center growth. He exits alongside the firm’s general counsel, a senior lawyer, and a co-founder. This after X CEO Linda Yaccarino departed after drama with xAI’s Grok chatbot earlier this year.

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The WSJ reports that “The very convenience that boosts short-term productivity may also be accelerating long-term cognitive atrophy, across more domains than any technology before it.” In other words, the same tools supercharging our output might be quietly putting our mental muscles on cruise control.

Researchers point to patterns across workplaces, classrooms, and even aviation showing that excessive reliance on tools like ChatGPT can leave us rusty in key areas:

🧠 While the findings might seem bleak, the message isn’t anti-AI, it’s about putting it to work intentionally. Here are simple habits to prevent AI-atrophy that are worth adopting: