In an interview with The Chronicle, Professor Ronnie Chatterji, the inaugural Chief Economist at OpenAI and Duke’s Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy, shared his perspectives on the economic implications of artificial intelligence. Drawing from his experiences as the White House CHIPS Coordinator and Chief Economist at the Department of Commerce, Chatterji emphasized the necessity of interdisciplinary approaches to technology development. He highlighted the importance of sustainable AI infrastructure and the potential of AI to enhance productivity across various sectors: “Part of my research is going to be understanding under what conditions can AI lead to more human flourishing, and where are the use cases where we need to be a lot more careful.”
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