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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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