OpenAI chief economist: AI agents still early for most firms, job impact overstated
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-11-12
OpenAI chief economist Ronnie Chatterji joins Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger on the Possible podcast (74 min) to unpack when AI will show up in productivity statistics and what it means for jobs.
Key points: the shift to AI agents is still early for most companies; legal and HR teams may adopt fastest; he doubts AI will triple unemployment soon. They also cover AI and entrepreneurship, the care economy, GDPval, and trade policy.
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