About the Talk:

Join OpenAI Forum for a conversation on new research showing how AI is helping workers take on tasks outside their typical functions. OpenAI Economic Research's Alex Martin Richmond and Caroline Chin will share the findings from their recent paper, "Work at the Frontier: How AI Is Expanding What People Do at Work”. They'll discuss how this shift can have a particularly strong impact on small businesses with fewer resources.

A small-business leader will bring the findings to life by sharing how a lean team uses AI to take on work that might otherwise require another function or outside support.

About the Speakers:

Alex Martin Richmond is a Labor Economist on the Economic Research team at OpenAI, where she studies AI's impact on the labor market and how AI will transform the future of work. Previously, she was an Economist at the Burning Glass Institute, where she led research on workforce dynamics and labor market trends. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in the Department of Financial Stability. She holds a B.A. in International Studies and Mathematics from the University of Mississippi.

Caroline Chin is a Visiting Economics Researcher at OpenAI and a PhD candidate in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research explores how technological change gives rise to new forms of work and transforms existing jobs. At OpenAI, her current work focuses on the economic implications of AI for workers and labor markets. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked in product management and public policy. She holds B.S. and M.Eng. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT.