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Introducing the OpenAI Economic Research Exchange
OpenAI launches $XXM research program to study AI's impact on jobs and productivity — the frontier labs are now funding the impact research themselves.
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Why it matters
OpenAI is institutionalizing economic research on AI's workforce effects, signaling that job impact and productivity measurement are now central to how the lab justifies its work. This shapes both how AI's societal benefits are measured and the narrative around displacement.
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6 to knowOpenAI Economic Research Exchange launched
Focus areas: AI impact on jobs, productivity, economy
Applications open for selected research projects
Published June 2026
Focus: AI impact on jobs, productivity, and economy
Published June 8, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: OpenAI launches the Economic Research Exchange to study AI’s impact on jobs, productivity, and the economy. Applications are now open for selected research projects.