The future of work is arriving faster than expected. In this episode, OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap and Chief Economist Ronnie Chatterji join Andrew Mayne to discuss the impacts of AI on software, science, small business, education, and jobs. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Brad Lightcap on OpenAI’s deployment mission 02:00 Birth of ChatGPT: from playground to product 06:15 AI’s impact on work & productivity 08:55 Supercharging science with AI 09:55 Small teams with big leverage 13:10 What sectors are next? 17:05 Defining AI agents 20:30 Small business growth with AI agents 22:08 AI in emerging markets & agriculture 25:53 Return of the “Idea Guy” 28:20 Why EQ and soft skills matter 31:35 Education for the AI era 36:11 Partnering with Cal State & educators 39:14 From bans to buy-in in schools 42:00 Ronnie’s research: sectors, geography, communication 45:46 What should we tell our kids? 48:14 What history teaches us about disruption 52:04 Expanding participation in the economy 55:35 AI increases demand 59:19 Why OpenAI will grow after AGI 1:02:05 Favorite ChatGPT use cases Hosted on Acast.