OpenAI Academy: a new step to democratize AI in the field

Artificial intelligence is no longer reserved for a handful of researchers or ultra-specialized R&D departments. With the launch of the OpenAI Academy, a free initiative open to all, OpenAI is sending a strong signal: AI must become a concrete tool, in the hands of those who are closest to the problems to be solved.

Accessible AI, at the service of real challenges

The OpenAI Academy offers comprehensive support for those who wish to explore or strengthen the use of AI in their business:

• Practical training : understand the basics of AI, master ChatGPT, prompt engineering, the creation of custom GPTs or even the uses of multimodal generative AI (like Sora).
• API credits : $1 million in credits will be distributed to allow participants to test, prototype, and iterate quickly.
• Technical support : access to OpenAI experts to support projects.
• International community : networking of participants, knowledge sharing, upcoming competitions and incubators.

Particular attention is paid to low- and middle-income countries, with the desire to support projects with a local impact.

What is changing for businesses

At Strat37, we support business teams in integrating AI on a daily basis. And what we're seeing is that successful projects are rarely the most complex. Above all, they are:

• Worn by teams close to the field
• Anchored in clear use cases (automated reporting, anomaly detection, customer analysis, etc.)
• Designed with simple and well-chosen tools

This is exactly the logic that the OpenAI Academy promotes: to give teams the means to test, learn, iterate, without depending on a centralized technical department.

Why it is an initiative to follow

This approach is part of a fundamental trend: AI is becoming a business tool, in the same way as a CRM or a spreadsheet.
It must adapt to the needs, pace and constraints of teams that make decisions on a daily basis.

OpenAI is taking an important step in this direction with this platform that is open, free, and designed to encourage rapid experimentation.

This type of initiative is an opportunity for many businesses:

• to test lower-risk use cases,
• to unite teams around a concrete AI project,
• and to accelerate the adoption of these technologies by businesses.

Conclusion

The OpenAI Academy is more than a training program: it is a lever for empowering actors in the field in the face of AI challenges.
And in a context where each company seeks to gain in efficiency, agility and collective intelligence, this approach deserves our full attention.

🔗 To find out more or test the platform: academy.openai.com