About the Talk

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday life, shaping how people work, learn, and solve problems. But alongside its growing adoption, questions remain about how to measure its economic and broader social impacts.

Join OpenAI Chief Economist Ronnie Chatterji, Gregor Schubert, Assistant Professor Of Finance at UCLA Anderson School of Management, and other leading voices from industry and government for a conversation on what OpenAI’s usage data reveals about how the technology is actually being used today and what it means for the future.

The conversation will draw on how people use OpenAI usage data and broader research to explore how AI is already being integrated into everyday tasks, workplaces, and learning environments.Stay tuned for ongoing releases of additional data, research, and reports as part of the OpenAI Economic Research team’s ongoing effort to share insights on how AI is being used around the world.

About the Speakers

Gregor Schubert is an applied microeconomist with expertise spanning real estate, labor economics, and finance. His research focuses on the impact of emerging technologies, including generative AI and robotics, on firms, labor markets, and the broader economy. He also develops AI-driven tools and methodologies for research in finance and economics, with additional work centered on housing markets and real estate technology. He has designed and taught courses for managers on how to successfully deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives, as well as how to navigate organizational change in response to technological disruption. Prior to his academic career, Gregor worked as a strategy consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, where he contributed to projects involving data analytics, survey design, and large-scale technology transformations. He continues to advise companies on data and technology implementation, as well as real estate valuation.

Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, Ph.D., is OpenAI’s first Chief Economist. He is also the Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor at Duke University, working at the intersection of academia, policy, and business. He served in the Biden Administration as White House CHIPS coordinator and Acting Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, shaping industrial policy, manufacturing, and supply chains. Before that, he was Chief Economist at the Department of Commerce and a Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. He is on leave as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and previously taught at Harvard Business School. Earlier in his career, he worked at Goldman Sachs and was a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Chatterji holds a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.