# OpenAI — AI is becoming a first hire for small businesses

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2026-05-25T00:00:00+00:00
- Category: research-paper
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API
- Source: https://openai.com/index/ai-first-hire-small-business
- Record: https://forck.live/items/110-ai-is-becoming-a-first-hire-for-small-businesses

Research indicates that 4 million Americans use ChatGPT to start, run, and grow small businesses, reducing the cost of entrepreneurship with AI assistance.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/ai-first-hire-small-business:

> New research shows how 4 million Americans use ChatGPT to start, run, and grow small businesses, lowering the cost of entrepreneurship with AI.

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