The Economic Value of AI at Work and at Home

Date

Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026

Time

10:00 a.m. PT

Location

San Francisco, CA

Summary

Please join us on June 24 for a live discussion on the economic value of AI in both professional and personal use with Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, chief economist at OpenAI, and Sylvain Leduc, director of economic research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Our speakers will discuss OpenAI’s latest research on who’s using AI, what they’re using it for, and whether it’s creating real economic value at work and at home.

This is a virtual event hosted by the EmergingTech Economic Research Network (EERN). Registration is open to everyone. It will be livestreamed and available as a recording after the event. We invite you to register and submit a question.

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About the Speakers

Sylvain Leduc is executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. In addition to his ongoing research on monetary policy, business cycles, and international finance, Sylvain oversees the development of key economic research and analysis that informs the decision-making process on monetary policy. Read Sylvain Leduc’s full bio.

Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, Ph.D works on solutions to grand challenges at the intersection of the public and private sectors. Through his award-winning academic research, top government policy roles, and operational experience in the private sector, he generates unique insights that drive impact in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, business strategy, geopolitics, and sustainable economic development.‍

Ronnie is currently on leave from his professorship at Duke to serve as the first Chief Economist of OpenAI. ‍In this role, he is developing research insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our economy and society. He works closely with the product and commercial teams to diffuse the power of AI to as many people as possible.

Ronnie officially serves as the Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University. He also holds a secondary appointment at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and was previously a visiting Associate Professor at The Harvard Business School. He received his Ph.D. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and his B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.

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Speaker’s Related Research:

How People Are Using ChatGPT | OpenAI

How People Use ChatGPT | NBER

The Economic Value of AI at Work and at Home

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