Subj : eBay and OpenAI want to train small businesses in getting the mos
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Oct 01 2025 11:15:08

eBay and OpenAI want to train small businesses in getting the most out of AI

Date:
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:03:00 +0000

Description:
eBay will give 10,000 UK SMBs AI training and guidance, OpenAI throws in 
ChatGPT Enterprise for free.

FULL STORY
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and OpenAI launch 3 million AI Activate program 10,000 UK SMBs will get 
tailored AI training and guidance ChatGPT Enterprise and custom GPTs are also 
on the cards 

eBay and OpenAI have unveiled a new 3 million initiative, called AI Activate 
, to support UK small businesses with artificial intelligence. 

The companies said up to 10,000 small businesses selling on eBay would be 
onboarded to the program in 2025, giving them personalized AI training and 
guidance, a dedicated eBay team to help them build custom GPTs, and free 
access to ChatGPT Enterprise for a full year. 

The final two months of 2025 will focus on online training before the 
companies expand to in-person opportunities in 2026. eBay and OpenAI want to 
help UK SMBs 

eBay highlighted how SMBs account for around three-fifths of UK employment 
and half of private sector turnover. Previous government research revealed 
99.9% of the UKs business population at the start of 2024 were SMBs, 
highlighting the scope of eBays initiative. 

To date, 10 million eBay sellers have used the platforms generative AI tools 
to create over 300 million listings, the company boasted. 

We want British small businesses to win nationally and globally which means 
that the latest AI tools cannot be the preserve of big business, eBay UK 
General Manager Eve Williams commented. They should be in the hands of every 
small business in Britain. 

The campaign will focus on unlocking AIs benefits across financial analysis, 
marketing and promotion, inventory management, and customer research. 

Giving small businesses the same tools and advantages as big retailers means 
that they can innovate and grow to capitalise on the AI era, eBay Chief AI 
Officer Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov explained. 

eBay added 69% of online businesses feel excited (43%) or curious (26%) about 
AIs potential, but they lack the resources to make it work for them. 

Speaking about the AI Activate plan, OpenAI Chief Economist Ronnie Chatterji 
said: If we want to close the productivity gap, this is where to start. You 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ebay-and-openai-want-to-train-small-businesses-i
n-getting-the-most-out-of-ai


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