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Business Insider
16-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
OpenAI's chief economist says he's teaching his kids these 4 skills to prepare for the AI world
OpenAI's chief economist is teaching his kids skills to thrive in an AI-driven world. He said he emphasizes critical thinking, adaptability, emotional intelligence, and financial numeracy. Tech leaders are stressing the importance of AI education at home and in school. To prepare for this world, Ronnie Chatterji is teaching his young children four skills — from critical thinking to math without calculators. "You've gotta learn how to be a critical thinker and identify problems," Chatterji said in an episode of the OpenAI podcast published Tuesday. The chief economist, who held senior economic policy positions in the Biden and Obama administrations,said that adaptability is the second skill he wants his children to build. "You have to have the neuroplasticity, resilience, flexibility to be able to adapt because the world is going to change a lot," he said. "If you think about what's happening in AI, changes to our climate, changes to geopolitics, you're going to have to adapt a lot." The third skill Chatterji said he is teaching his children is to have emotional intelligence, especially as AI begins to take over technical skills like coding. "I can't think of a better set of skills to learn now than how to be a human because that's going to be sort of how you become a better complement for this amazing intelligence," he said. He added that salespeople with deep technical knowledge and emotional intelligence will be key because they know how to "connect the dots" to solve problems. A fourth skill Chatterji said he wants his children to have is "financial numeracy" and writing. "My kids have calculators, but I still want to teach them how to do multiplication tables," he said. "Dictation software works really well. I still teach them how to write." Still, it won't be possible to tell how much the world will change and where the next generation will work, he said. "In terms of predicting what their job title is going to be, I don't think I have any more information than my parents did and and I think they're going to be OK," Chatterji said. Preparing children for a world dominated by AI has become a common discussion among tech leaders. In May, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian said that he encourages his 7yearold daughter to use AI every day, describing it as a "superpower." Similar to Chatterji, he views AI as a tool to boost problem-solving, but said hestill emphasizes reading, writing, and arithmetic. Last month, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, said that his kids won't be smarter than AI — and also won't be bothered that they aren't.
Business Insider
16-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
OpenAI's chief economist says he's teaching his kids these 4 skills to prepare for the AI world
OpenAI's chief economist says he spends a lot of time predicting which jobs will be most affected by AI. To prepare for this world, Ronnie Chatterji is teaching his young children four skills — from critical thinking to math without calculators. "You've gotta learn how to be a critical thinker and identify problems," Chatterji said in an episode of the OpenAI podcast published Tuesday. The chief economist, who held senior economic policy positions in the Biden and Obama administrations, said that adaptability is the second skill he wants his children to build. "You have to have the neuroplasticity, resilience, flexibility to be able to adapt because the world is going to change a lot," he said. "If you think about what's happening in AI, changes to our climate, changes to geopolitics, you're going to have to adapt a lot." The third skill Chatterji said he is teaching his children is to have emotional intelligence, especially as AI begins to take over technical skills like coding. "I can't think of a better set of skills to learn now than how to be a human because that's going to be sort of how you become a better complement for this amazing intelligence," he said. He added that salespeople with deep technical knowledge and emotional intelligence will be key because they know how to "connect the dots" to solve problems. A fourth skill Chatterji said he wants his children to have is "financial numeracy" and writing. "My kids have calculators, but I still want to teach them how to do multiplication tables," he said. "Dictation software works really well. I still teach them how to write." Still, it won't be possible to tell how much the world will change and where the next generation will work, he said. "In terms of predicting what their job title is going to be, I don't think I have any more information than my parents did and and I think they're going to be OK," Chatterji said. Preparing children for a world dominated by AI has become a common discussion among tech leaders. In May, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian said that he encourages his 7‑year‑old daughter to use AI every day, describing it as a "superpower." Similar to Chatterji, he views AI as a tool to boost problem-solving, but said he still emphasizes reading, writing, and arithmetic. Last month, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, said that his kids won't be smarter than AI — and also won't be bothered that they aren't. "My kids will never be smarter than AI," Altman said on the first episode of the OpenAI Podcast, released on Wednesday. "They will grow up vastly more capable than we grew up, and able to do things that we cannot imagine, and they'll be really good at using AI."
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Time of India
College waits for purchase order to wipe off Mango stain
1 2 3 Kolkata: 'Monojit Dada is in our hearts — team MM', reads a wall graffiti in a prominent spot at the law college where a first-year student was raped. It may not have seemed this incongruous prior to June 25 when Monojit Mishra allegedly raped the student on campus and got it video-graphed by two members of team MM, but students who returned after the college reopened are questioning how the graffiti celebrating a "monster" continues to exist. Vice principal Nayna Chatterji said on Thursday that it will be removed soon. "It was written by students, not by teachers or staff. After it came to our notice, the matter was raised in finance committee and consultations were held with the purchase committee to remove it. But the incident took place before it could be removed. The graffiti bearing Mishra's name will be erased soon," she said. According to Chatterji, she had noticed the graffiti during Saraswati Puja on Feb 2. Students said the incident had happened only in June-end. "Why was the graffiti allowed to remain for nearly five months? How does an approval for one litre of paint required to wipe off the graffiti take so long?" some wondered. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Chatterji said the college administration had to follow a process and obey the decisions of governing body. Sources said it was on the governing body's recommendation that Mishra had been given a temporary appointment despite him being rusticated from the college when he was a student and had multiple criminal cases against him. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Do you have a mouse? Play this for 1 minute and see why everyone is crazy about it. Play Game Undo TOI tried to get a reaction from governing body president Ashok Deb but he did not take the call. Sibranjan Chatterjee, a member, said, "Matters referred to general body were discussed in the meeting. But I cannot recall anything related to a graffiti being raised in any recent meeting that I attended. GB members went to college only for attending meetings; other than that, we cannot keep track of regular activities on campus unless the authorities inform us. " Chatterji reiterated on Thursday that those accused of rape should get the highest possible punishment.
The Advertiser
30-06-2025
- Business
- The Advertiser
Tech giant's tips for Australia to catch the AI wave
Tax incentives and artificial intelligence lessons in schools could help ensure Australia doesn't miss out on the benefits of the AI wave, according to the firm behind industry giant ChatGPT. For OpenAI chief economist Ronnie Chatterji, a visit to Australia to meet with business leaders, investors and policy makers comes at an opportune moment. The federal government has embraced AI as a key plank in its mission to fix the nation's stagnant productivity growth and improve living standards ahead of an economic reform roundtable in August. "It's a good time where there's a big conversation in economic policy circles right now about how to increase productivity," Dr Chatterji told AAP. AI can make the economy more productive and society more prosperous by freeing workers from mundane administrative tasks, OpenAI said in an economic blueprint for Australia released on Tuesday. "A nurse unburdened by paperwork can spend more time with patients," its report said. "A business owner with more bandwidth can pursue bold ideas." But to achieve this utopian vision, governments must encourage adoption with targeted investment and extra training, it argued. Tax incentives should be offered for businesses to increase adoption and training programs should be rolled out to increase the capability of the workforce. In education, AI literacy and ethics lessons should be introduced to schools to give students the skills to harness the technology when they enter the workforce. Australia had huge potential to capitalise on AI, Dr Chatterji said. Its geographic position near Southeast Asia, strong software sector epitomised by firms like Canva and Atlassian and abundant renewable energy resources made it a perfect place to invest in data centres needed to power the technology. AI has been touted as a general-purpose technology that, like electricity or the steam engine, can transform the entire economy. But like the industrial revolutions of the past, fears have grown about the dislocation that the new technology will bring to the job market. Early studies showed AI was complementing workers and boosting their productivity rather than eliminating them, Dr Chatterji said. The view that over time transformative technologies add more jobs to the economy than they eliminate is shared by Andrew Leigh, the assistant minister for productivity. "The biggest employment risk from AI may not be job displacement - it may be working for a business that doesn't adopt it and falls behind or fails entirely," he said in a June speech. But Dr Leigh acknowledged there was a risk removing grunt work would eliminate entry-level positions, like his role sifting through case documents as a young lawyer. Dr Chatterji, a former Biden administration adviser, is alive to concerns about AI's potential impact on jobs, privacy and misinformation, insisting his company is intensely committed to safety and aligning with societal values. An OpenAI model was recently pulled back from release after in-house testing revealed concerns it was being too sycophantic. While it shows an example of the industry self-regulating, governments would also have a role to play, especially around behavioural models and safety, Dr Chatterji added. ACTU secretary Sally McManus said it was important the economic dividends AI brought were shared with workers and not just swallowed up in corporate profits. "We want (productivity) to improve because we want people's living standards to improve," she said. "You have to make sure that you have a fair distribution of gains in productivity, and that could be via shorter working hours, or it could be via higher pay." Tax incentives and artificial intelligence lessons in schools could help ensure Australia doesn't miss out on the benefits of the AI wave, according to the firm behind industry giant ChatGPT. For OpenAI chief economist Ronnie Chatterji, a visit to Australia to meet with business leaders, investors and policy makers comes at an opportune moment. The federal government has embraced AI as a key plank in its mission to fix the nation's stagnant productivity growth and improve living standards ahead of an economic reform roundtable in August. "It's a good time where there's a big conversation in economic policy circles right now about how to increase productivity," Dr Chatterji told AAP. AI can make the economy more productive and society more prosperous by freeing workers from mundane administrative tasks, OpenAI said in an economic blueprint for Australia released on Tuesday. "A nurse unburdened by paperwork can spend more time with patients," its report said. "A business owner with more bandwidth can pursue bold ideas." But to achieve this utopian vision, governments must encourage adoption with targeted investment and extra training, it argued. Tax incentives should be offered for businesses to increase adoption and training programs should be rolled out to increase the capability of the workforce. In education, AI literacy and ethics lessons should be introduced to schools to give students the skills to harness the technology when they enter the workforce. Australia had huge potential to capitalise on AI, Dr Chatterji said. Its geographic position near Southeast Asia, strong software sector epitomised by firms like Canva and Atlassian and abundant renewable energy resources made it a perfect place to invest in data centres needed to power the technology. AI has been touted as a general-purpose technology that, like electricity or the steam engine, can transform the entire economy. But like the industrial revolutions of the past, fears have grown about the dislocation that the new technology will bring to the job market. Early studies showed AI was complementing workers and boosting their productivity rather than eliminating them, Dr Chatterji said. The view that over time transformative technologies add more jobs to the economy than they eliminate is shared by Andrew Leigh, the assistant minister for productivity. "The biggest employment risk from AI may not be job displacement - it may be working for a business that doesn't adopt it and falls behind or fails entirely," he said in a June speech. But Dr Leigh acknowledged there was a risk removing grunt work would eliminate entry-level positions, like his role sifting through case documents as a young lawyer. Dr Chatterji, a former Biden administration adviser, is alive to concerns about AI's potential impact on jobs, privacy and misinformation, insisting his company is intensely committed to safety and aligning with societal values. An OpenAI model was recently pulled back from release after in-house testing revealed concerns it was being too sycophantic. While it shows an example of the industry self-regulating, governments would also have a role to play, especially around behavioural models and safety, Dr Chatterji added. ACTU secretary Sally McManus said it was important the economic dividends AI brought were shared with workers and not just swallowed up in corporate profits. "We want (productivity) to improve because we want people's living standards to improve," she said. "You have to make sure that you have a fair distribution of gains in productivity, and that could be via shorter working hours, or it could be via higher pay." Tax incentives and artificial intelligence lessons in schools could help ensure Australia doesn't miss out on the benefits of the AI wave, according to the firm behind industry giant ChatGPT. For OpenAI chief economist Ronnie Chatterji, a visit to Australia to meet with business leaders, investors and policy makers comes at an opportune moment. The federal government has embraced AI as a key plank in its mission to fix the nation's stagnant productivity growth and improve living standards ahead of an economic reform roundtable in August. "It's a good time where there's a big conversation in economic policy circles right now about how to increase productivity," Dr Chatterji told AAP. AI can make the economy more productive and society more prosperous by freeing workers from mundane administrative tasks, OpenAI said in an economic blueprint for Australia released on Tuesday. "A nurse unburdened by paperwork can spend more time with patients," its report said. "A business owner with more bandwidth can pursue bold ideas." But to achieve this utopian vision, governments must encourage adoption with targeted investment and extra training, it argued. Tax incentives should be offered for businesses to increase adoption and training programs should be rolled out to increase the capability of the workforce. In education, AI literacy and ethics lessons should be introduced to schools to give students the skills to harness the technology when they enter the workforce. Australia had huge potential to capitalise on AI, Dr Chatterji said. Its geographic position near Southeast Asia, strong software sector epitomised by firms like Canva and Atlassian and abundant renewable energy resources made it a perfect place to invest in data centres needed to power the technology. AI has been touted as a general-purpose technology that, like electricity or the steam engine, can transform the entire economy. But like the industrial revolutions of the past, fears have grown about the dislocation that the new technology will bring to the job market. Early studies showed AI was complementing workers and boosting their productivity rather than eliminating them, Dr Chatterji said. The view that over time transformative technologies add more jobs to the economy than they eliminate is shared by Andrew Leigh, the assistant minister for productivity. "The biggest employment risk from AI may not be job displacement - it may be working for a business that doesn't adopt it and falls behind or fails entirely," he said in a June speech. But Dr Leigh acknowledged there was a risk removing grunt work would eliminate entry-level positions, like his role sifting through case documents as a young lawyer. Dr Chatterji, a former Biden administration adviser, is alive to concerns about AI's potential impact on jobs, privacy and misinformation, insisting his company is intensely committed to safety and aligning with societal values. An OpenAI model was recently pulled back from release after in-house testing revealed concerns it was being too sycophantic. While it shows an example of the industry self-regulating, governments would also have a role to play, especially around behavioural models and safety, Dr Chatterji added. ACTU secretary Sally McManus said it was important the economic dividends AI brought were shared with workers and not just swallowed up in corporate profits. "We want (productivity) to improve because we want people's living standards to improve," she said. "You have to make sure that you have a fair distribution of gains in productivity, and that could be via shorter working hours, or it could be via higher pay." Tax incentives and artificial intelligence lessons in schools could help ensure Australia doesn't miss out on the benefits of the AI wave, according to the firm behind industry giant ChatGPT. For OpenAI chief economist Ronnie Chatterji, a visit to Australia to meet with business leaders, investors and policy makers comes at an opportune moment. The federal government has embraced AI as a key plank in its mission to fix the nation's stagnant productivity growth and improve living standards ahead of an economic reform roundtable in August. "It's a good time where there's a big conversation in economic policy circles right now about how to increase productivity," Dr Chatterji told AAP. AI can make the economy more productive and society more prosperous by freeing workers from mundane administrative tasks, OpenAI said in an economic blueprint for Australia released on Tuesday. "A nurse unburdened by paperwork can spend more time with patients," its report said. "A business owner with more bandwidth can pursue bold ideas." But to achieve this utopian vision, governments must encourage adoption with targeted investment and extra training, it argued. Tax incentives should be offered for businesses to increase adoption and training programs should be rolled out to increase the capability of the workforce. In education, AI literacy and ethics lessons should be introduced to schools to give students the skills to harness the technology when they enter the workforce. Australia had huge potential to capitalise on AI, Dr Chatterji said. Its geographic position near Southeast Asia, strong software sector epitomised by firms like Canva and Atlassian and abundant renewable energy resources made it a perfect place to invest in data centres needed to power the technology. AI has been touted as a general-purpose technology that, like electricity or the steam engine, can transform the entire economy. But like the industrial revolutions of the past, fears have grown about the dislocation that the new technology will bring to the job market. Early studies showed AI was complementing workers and boosting their productivity rather than eliminating them, Dr Chatterji said. The view that over time transformative technologies add more jobs to the economy than they eliminate is shared by Andrew Leigh, the assistant minister for productivity. "The biggest employment risk from AI may not be job displacement - it may be working for a business that doesn't adopt it and falls behind or fails entirely," he said in a June speech. But Dr Leigh acknowledged there was a risk removing grunt work would eliminate entry-level positions, like his role sifting through case documents as a young lawyer. Dr Chatterji, a former Biden administration adviser, is alive to concerns about AI's potential impact on jobs, privacy and misinformation, insisting his company is intensely committed to safety and aligning with societal values. An OpenAI model was recently pulled back from release after in-house testing revealed concerns it was being too sycophantic. While it shows an example of the industry self-regulating, governments would also have a role to play, especially around behavioural models and safety, Dr Chatterji added. ACTU secretary Sally McManus said it was important the economic dividends AI brought were shared with workers and not just swallowed up in corporate profits. "We want (productivity) to improve because we want people's living standards to improve," she said. "You have to make sure that you have a fair distribution of gains in productivity, and that could be via shorter working hours, or it could be via higher pay."
Perth Now
30-06-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Tech giant's tips for Australia to catch the AI wave
Tax incentives and artificial intelligence lessons in schools could help ensure Australia doesn't miss out on the benefits of the AI wave, according to the firm behind industry giant ChatGPT. For OpenAI chief economist Ronnie Chatterji, a visit to Australia to meet with business leaders, investors and policy makers comes at an opportune moment. The federal government has embraced AI as a key plank in its mission to fix the nation's stagnant productivity growth and improve living standards ahead of an economic reform roundtable in August. "It's a good time where there's a big conversation in economic policy circles right now about how to increase productivity," Dr Chatterji told AAP. AI can make the economy more productive and society more prosperous by freeing workers from mundane administrative tasks, OpenAI said in an economic blueprint for Australia released on Tuesday. "A nurse unburdened by paperwork can spend more time with patients," its report said. "A business owner with more bandwidth can pursue bold ideas." But to achieve this utopian vision, governments must encourage adoption with targeted investment and extra training, it argued. Tax incentives should be offered for businesses to increase adoption and training programs should be rolled out to increase the capability of the workforce. In education, AI literacy and ethics lessons should be introduced to schools to give students the skills to harness the technology when they enter the workforce. Australia had huge potential to capitalise on AI, Dr Chatterji said. Its geographic position near Southeast Asia, strong software sector epitomised by firms like Canva and Atlassian and abundant renewable energy resources made it a perfect place to invest in data centres needed to power the technology. AI has been touted as a general-purpose technology that, like electricity or the steam engine, can transform the entire economy. But like the industrial revolutions of the past, fears have grown about the dislocation that the new technology will bring to the job market. Early studies showed AI was complementing workers and boosting their productivity rather than eliminating them, Dr Chatterji said. The view that over time transformative technologies add more jobs to the economy than they eliminate is shared by Andrew Leigh, the assistant minister for productivity. "The biggest employment risk from AI may not be job displacement - it may be working for a business that doesn't adopt it and falls behind or fails entirely," he said in a June speech. But Dr Leigh acknowledged there was a risk removing grunt work would eliminate entry-level positions, like his role sifting through case documents as a young lawyer. Dr Chatterji, a former Biden administration adviser, is alive to concerns about AI's potential impact on jobs, privacy and misinformation, insisting his company is intensely committed to safety and aligning with societal values. An OpenAI model was recently pulled back from release after in-house testing revealed concerns it was being too sycophantic. While it shows an example of the industry self-regulating, governments would also have a role to play, especially around behavioural models and safety, Dr Chatterji added. ACTU secretary Sally McManus said it was important the economic dividends AI brought were shared with workers and not just swallowed up in corporate profits. "We want (productivity) to improve because we want people's living standards to improve," she said. "You have to make sure that you have a fair distribution of gains in productivity, and that could be via shorter working hours, or it could be via higher pay."
