Open AI is awarding grants to 14 projects led by independent organizations to promote economic opportunity and societal resilience as AI advances. The grants follow through on a commitment made when Open AI published Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age in April 2026. AI is quickly becoming more capable, with the potential to transform how people learn, create, and participate in the economy. Chat GPT is used by 1 billion people around the world, across geographies, income levels, and demographic groups. Users span every major age group, with more adult users both under and over the age of 30 than any other frontier lab.

Whether AI ultimately serves the many rather than the few will depend on societal choices about deployment and benefit distribution. The policy response needs to be as ambitious as technological change itself, requiring new approaches rather than adjustments to existing policy. These choices should be shaped through democratic institutions and public debate, not solely by technology companies.

More than 400 people and organizations responded to the call for proposals. Open AI will provide $1 million in funding and up to $1 million in API credits across selected projects. The projects span the United States, European Union, Brazil, Singapore, and South Korea, addressing how AI can broaden economic opportunity and how societies can build resilience.

Selected projects include research and policy models, prototypes, datasets, and frameworks for practical testing. Organizations like the American Enterprise Institute, Centre for European Policy Studies, and Tax Foundation will examine workforce scenarios, productivity distribution, and tax policy implications under different AI adoption models.