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'Put plainly...some countries are already using AI to solve harder problems
and move faster': OpenAI wants to make AI usage more equal between countries 
- but will it actually work?

Date:
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:20:00 +0000

Description:
OpenAI highlights uneven AI adoption across countries and launches Education
for Countries to improve skills, access, and workforce readiness globally.

FULL STORY

Artificial intelligence systems are improving quickly, yet adoption across
countries remains uneven, new research has claimed. 

The findings from OpenAI argue a growing capability overhang exists between
what current AI systems can do and how much of that capability is actually
used by people, companies, and governments. 

The company warns this gap risks allowing a small group of countries to move
faster economically and technologically, while others struggle to keep pace.

Evidence of uneven adoption across countries 

OpenAI frames this as a problem of usage rather than access, suggesting that
uneven skills, infrastructure, and institutional readiness matter as much as
model availability. 

Data cited by OpenAI indicates that advanced usage differs sharply between
users and countries.  Power users depend on stronger reasoning skills, using
AI tools for complicated, multi-step tasks instead of single-step prompts.
Country-level differences show similar variation, with some nations using far
more advanced capabilities per person than others. 

OpenAI notes that this gap does not align neatly with income levels, because
some countries with lower income levels are using advanced AI tools more than
some wealthier countries. 

OpenAIs response to this gap is its Education for Countries program, which
aims to integrate AI into national education systems.  The initiative focuses
on building AI skills among students while providing educators with training
and tools to guide responsible use, with early partners include countries
across Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caribbean.

OpenAI describes the program as a way to treat AI as essential education
infrastructure and will support research while expanding access to advanced
systems. 

OpenAI links education efforts to broader national strategies that include
workplace adoption, infrastructure development, and workforce training. 
The company argues productivity gains depend on scaling enterprise use and
improving institutional fluency with AI systems. 

New initiatives announced alongside the World Economic Forum extend this
approach into areas such as health, disaster preparedness, cybersecurity, and
start-up support. 

These programs are described as flexible frameworks shaped through 
discussions with partner governments rather than standardized deployments. 

In its own framing, OpenAI positions adoption, skills, and infrastructure as
necessary complements to advancing model capability. The companys
interpretation is that early action could allow more countries to translate AI
progress into tangible economic benefits.

It remains uncertain whether partnerships and wider AI access can reduce
structural differences, given varying governance, funding, and policy
execution. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/put-plainly-some-countries-are-already-using-ai-
to-solve-harder-problems-and-move-faster-openai-wants-to-make-ai-usage-more-eq
ual-between-countries-but-will-it-actually-work

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