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London's job market has been hit by the
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toughest conditions since the pandemic.
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Permanent hires have fallen for the
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fifth straight month and temporary
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placements have tumbled for the 20th
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consecutive month. Rising costs, tax
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pressures, and AIdriven disruptions in
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entry-level roles have left both
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employers and workers on edge. Enter Sam
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Alman's Open AI. The Silicon Valley tech
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giant is set to launch a platform
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designed to train workers in AI skills
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and connect them with employers. A move
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that feels almost like an attempt to
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restore the very jobs AI has displaced.
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The Open AI jobs platform, expected by
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mid 2026, will link companies with
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candidates certified in AI fluency,
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while OpenAI Academy certifications aim
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to train millions by 2030. Fiji Simo,
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OpenAI's chief applications officer,
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says the platform is built for everyone
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from large corporations to smaller local
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businesses. AI will be disruptive. Jobs
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will look different. Companies will have
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to adapt. And all of us, from shift
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workers to CEOs, will have to learn how
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to work in new ways. Simo explains,
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"What we can do is help more people
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become fluent in AI and connect them
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with companies that need their skills to
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give people more economic opportunities.
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Timing is crucial. Anna Pertas, senior
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partner at KPMG UK, warns that London's
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job market is still under strain. Though
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the pace of decline is slowing, a small
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but hopeful sign for employers looking
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to tap into a growing pool of
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experienced talent. The irony is hard to
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miss. AI has notoriously displaced many
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traditional roles. Yet now open AI is
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offering tools to reclaim opportunities.
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Ignatio Pelamera, founder of the web 3
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platform Bondex, says, "Open AI is
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trying to solve a problem it helped
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create. AI has removed entry- levelvel
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roles, yet now the same technology can
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help people reskill and find new
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opportunities. The platform will also
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prepare workers for the superworker era
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where AI handles routine tasks while
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humans focus on orchestration, problem
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solving, and decision-m sectors like
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marketing, finance, software
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development, and HR are already seeing
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rapid evolution. Partnerships with major
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global companies like Walmart and John
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Deere in the US show the scale of the
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ambition. In the UK, all eyes are on
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whether Open AI can truly help reclaim
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jobs disrupted by AI or whether the
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workforce will be left behind in a world
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that's moving faster than ever. For more
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