Economic impacts research at OpenAI
OpenAI is funding research into LLM economic impact—before anyone else was asking the question.
Why it matters
OpenAI proactively commissioned economic impact research on LLMs in March 2022, signaling early awareness that AI's business and labor effects would become a critical governance and policy issue for founders and boards.
The key facts
9 to knowOpenAI call for expressions of interest on economic impacts research
Published March 2022 — early stage of LLM commercialization
Research initiative suggests internal focus on labor/macro implications
Predates widespread corporate AI ethics/impact programs by 12-18 months
OpenAI launched formal economic impacts research initiative
Published March 2022 (early in LLM commercialization cycle)
Framed as open call for research expressions of interest
Focus on large language model economic effects
Precursor to broader AI governance/impact discourse
Go to the source
OpenAI Blogopenai.com
Publisher excerpt: Call for expressions of interest to study the economic impacts of large language models.