According to Greg Brockman (@gdb), OpenAI recently organized an AI Jam event that mentored 1,000 small business owners to create AI tools uniquely tailored to their sector needs. Participants included accounting and law firms, restaurants, food trucks, retailers, marketing agencies, repair services, and salons. The event focused on hands-on education, practical AI tool development, and real-world workflow automation opportunities for small businesses. This initiative highlights the growing trend of democratized AI tool-building for SMEs, enabling them to boost productivity, enhance customer service, and gain a competitive edge using generative AI technology (Source: OpenAI, https://openai.com/index/small-business-ai-jam/; Greg Brockman, Twitter, Nov 21, 2025).