Introducing OpenAI for Ireland

今天，OpenAI 推出“ OpenAI for Ireland ”——这一由 OpenAI 与爱尔兰政府、 Dogpatch Labs 和 Patch 合作的新倡议，旨在帮助爱尔兰的中小企业和创业者把握人工智能带来的机遇，实现增长、创新并为未来打造能力。

OpenAI 首席战略官 Jason Kwon 在都柏林宣布该计划，出席发布会的还有公共开支、基础设施、公共服务改革与数字化部长 Jack Chambers T.D.， Dogpatch Labs 首席执行官 Patrick Walsh，以及 Patch 联合创始人兼主席 Tom McCarthy。

爱尔兰在全球科技、创新和创业方面有着悠久传统，如今该国已将人工智能视为下一次重要的技术跃迁。每周有超过一百万名爱尔兰人——从大学生到企业家——在使用 ChatGPT 来学习、处理日常事务，以及扩展传统和新型的 AI 驱动业务。

作为欧洲最具活力的数字经济体之一，爱尔兰正处于有利位置， OpenAI for Ireland 的目标是配合政府把这一先发优势转化为在安全且创新的 AI 使用方面的长期领先地位。该计划将以中小企业、创业者和年轻开发者为首要对象，延续目前的良好势头。

为推动并加速 SME 增长， OpenAI 将与爱尔兰企业、旅游与就业部（ Department for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment ）在 2026 年启动一项“ SME Booster ” 计划，为全国的 SME 提供实操性的 AI 技能培训。通过接触前沿 AI 技术、参加现场工作坊和获得实时指导，企业将学习如何用 AI 降低成本、提高生产力并推动业务增长。 OpenAI 还将通过 OpenAI Academy 提供免费的 SME 在线培训，并辅以专门的 AI 素养课程。

部长 Jack Chambers 表示：“ OpenAI 的合作将通过帮助 SME 最大化 AI 与其它新兴技术的价值来支持经济增长；而初创企业和开发者在推出新的 AI 驱动产品与服务方面的创新，将助力爱尔兰在全球舞台上竞争并取得成功。AI 也将在提升公共服务对个人和企业的效率与效果方面发挥重要作用。今年早些时候，我的部门发布了《公共服务中负责任使用人工智能的指南》，本周我们又公布了《数字公共服务计划 2030》。我们对于拓展和改善面向公民的服务抱有雄心，今天的宣布将进一步强化这一目标。”

产业、旅游与就业部长 Peter Burke TD 补充道：“技术是爱尔兰经济成功的重要组成部分。产业界与政府必须协同，帮助企业在这一快速技术变革期中应对挑战并抓住机遇。我赞赏 OpenAI 在提升我们初创生态与先进技术能力方面的举措，这将推动投资、创造就业与财富。”

负责贸易推广、人工智能与数字化转型的国务部长 Niamh Smyth T.D. 也对今日宣布表示欢迎，并强调与 SME 合作、确保其获得 AI 最大收益的重要性。 OpenAI 将在爱尔兰更新其国家 AI 战略并在 2026 年担任欧盟理事会轮值主席国期间主办 EU AI Summit 时，继续与爱尔兰政府紧密合作。

针对下一代 AI 初创企业， OpenAI 与爱尔兰领先的初创孵化中心、国家数字研究中心加速器的东家 Dogpatch Labs 建立了新伙伴关系，帮助早期创始人将 AI 整合到产品与工作流程中。合作重点是为创始人提供实操工作坊和动手课程，并将爱尔兰的初创团队与 OpenAI 的专家与工具对接，推动在爱尔兰打造面向欧洲乃至全球的新 AI 产品。

Dogpatch Labs 首席执行官 Patrick Walsh 表示：“爱尔兰有机会成为欧洲 AI 创业的枢纽，将新一代开发者与他们创建世界级 AI 初创所需的工具、导师与网络连接起来。”

为支持年轻开发者， OpenAI 与面向 16–21 岁创始人的非营利项目 Patch 达成为期三年的新伙伴关系。该合作将帮助 Patch 扩大暑期项目，提供奖学金、资助与导师支持，让更多年轻人学习编程、制作原型并开发与爱尔兰更广泛技能与创新议程相契合的早期 AI 产品。

Patch 联合创始人兼主席 Tom McCarthy 表示：“ Patch 的存在就是认真对待并加速那些杰出的年轻人。 OpenAI 的支持将对培育下一代优秀的爱尔兰技术人才与领导者起到关键作用。”

这些合作建立在 OpenAI 对爱尔兰的长期承诺之上。 OpenAI 在都柏林的欧洲总部目前已拥有 50 多名员工，覆盖治理、隐私工程、安全、市场推广与法律等领域。公司将继续投资并扩大在当地的布局，支持扩大 AI 采纳的努力，确保利益惠及全国各地。

OpenAI 首席战略官 Jason Kwon 表示：“爱尔兰在全球科技发展中一直扮演独特角色，其创新精神远播海外。每周有一百万爱尔兰人在使用 ChatGPT，可见爱尔兰人已经认识到 AI 在提高工作与生活效率方面的价值。AI 既能助力传统 SME 做得更好，也将成为新一代爱尔兰科技创业者的基础。 OpenAI for Ireland 将支持政府的相关目标，帮助让爱尔兰在全国范围内负责任且有益地运用 AI，成为行业的领先者。”

Today we are launching ‘OpenAI for Ireland’ - a new initiative from OpenAI working with the Irish Government, Dogpatch Labs and Patch to help Irish SMEs and founders seize the opportunity of AI to grow, innovate and build for the future. 

Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer at OpenAI, announced the initiative in Dublin alongside Jack Chambers T.D., Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Patrick Walsh, CEO of Dogpatch Labs and Tom McCarthy, Chair and Co-Founder of Patch.

Ireland has a long history of global technology leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship and the country has now embraced AI as the next big technological leap. Over one million people in Ireland — from college students to entrepreneurs—are using ChatGPT every week to learn, get help with everyday tasks, and to scale traditional and new AI powered businesses.

Ireland is already one of Europe’s most dynamic digital economies, and OpenAI for Ireland is designed to support the Government’s ambition to turn that head start into long-term leadership in the safe and innovative use of AI. The initiative will build on this momentum with an initial focus on SMEs, founders and young builders.

To enable and accelerate SME growth, OpenAI and the Department for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment⁠ will launch an ‘SME Booster’ programme in 2026, with hands-on AI skills training for SMEs nationally. Through access to frontier AI technology, live workshops and real time mentoring, SMEs will learn how AI can help reduce costs, improve productivity and grow their business. Free SME online training will also be provided through the OpenAI Academy and will be supplemented with specialised AI literacy training.

Minister Chambers, said, “OpenAI’s partnerships will support economic growth by helping SMEs make the most of AI and other emerging technologies, while innovation from start-ups and builders developing new AI-driven products and services will help Ireland compete and succeed on the global stage. AI will play an important role in making public services more efficient and effective for individuals and businesses. Earlier this year, my department published the Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service, and this week we launched the Digital Public Services Plan 2030. We are really ambitious about expanding and improving the services which are available to citizens and today’s announcement will further strengthen that goal.”

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism & Employment, Peter Burke TD, added, “Technology is a critical component of the Irish economic success story. Industry and Government must work together, helping businesses to navigate this period of rapid technological change and to take advantage of the opportunities. I commend OpenAI on their initiatives to build our startups capabilities and strengths in advanced technologies, which will drive investment, job and wealth creation.”

Niamh Smyth T.D., Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation, also welcomed today’s announcement and the importance of working with SMEs to ensure they maximise the benefits of AI. OpenAI will continue working closely with the Government of Ireland as it refreshes its National AI Strategy and prepares to host the EU AI Summit during its EU Council Presidency in 2026. 

For Ireland’s next generation of AI startups, OpenAI and Dogpatch Labs, Ireland’s leading startup hub and home of the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) Accelerator, have agreed a new partnership to enable early-stage founders and entrepreneurs to integrate AI into their products and workflows. The focus is on practical workshops and hands-on sessions for founders and connecting Irish startups to OpenAI’s experts and tools so that new AI products can be built from Ireland for Europe and the world.

Patrick Walsh, CEO of Dogpatch Labs, said, “Ireland has a unique opportunity to become a European hub for AI entrepreneurship, by connecting the next generation of builders with the tools, mentorship and networks they need to create world-class AI startups.”

To support young builders, OpenAI and Patch, a non-profit programme supporting founders aged 16 - 21, will enter a new three-year partnership. This will allow Patch to grow its Summer programme, offer fellowships, finance grants and mentoring, so that more young builders can learn to code, prototype and develop early-stage AI products aligned with Ireland’s broader skills and innovation agenda.

Tom McCarthy, Chair and Co-founder at Patch, said, “Patch exists to accelerate exceptional young people by taking them seriously. OpenAI’s support will be instrumental in fostering the next generation of great Irish technologists and leaders.”

These collaborations build on OpenAI’s long-term commitment to Ireland. Our European HQ in Dublin now includes more than 50 employees across governance, privacy engineering, safety, GTM and legal. We will continue to invest and grow our presence, supporting efforts to expand AI adoption and ensure the benefits are felt across the country.

Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer, OpenAI, said, “Ireland has always played a unique role in the evolution of global technology and its spirit of innovation extends far beyond its shores. With a million people using ChatGPT every week it's clear that the Irish understand the value of AI to get more out of work and life. AI can both supercharge traditional SMEs to achieve more and will be the foundation of a new generation of Irish tech entrepreneurs. OpenAI for Ireland will support the Government’s ambitions and help make the country a leader in the responsible and beneficial use of AI right across the country.”

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