Openai, the maker of the popular chatbot ChatGpt, outlined how artificial intelligence creates jobs and makes Californians more productive.
In a report released Wednesday, the San Francisco tech company said ChatGPT has 9 million active users in California than any other state. ChatGPT has a total of 700 million active weekly users.
The report highlighted how Californians use ChatGpt, a chatbot that can generate text, images, and even code. He also pointed out a large number of AI job openings and AI companies in the state. The AI said it is being used to predict the spread of wildfires and to assist doctors and farmers.
Using chatbots for Advise to learn new concepts, writing and coding is one of the ways Californians use ChatGpt, Openai said. Approximately 24% of California users are between the ages of 18 and 24, while 34% are between the ages of 25 and 34.
The company's new report, seen before the Times was released, will see Open Chief Economist Aaron “Ronnie” Chatardy and Openry's global policy leader Chris Leharn, who will talk about the economic impact of AI at an event in Sacramento.
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Openai is under more scrutiny this week after California teenage parents sued the company this week, claiming ChatGpt coached the 16-year-old suicide method.
Monday, Atty, California. General Rob Bonta and 44 other attorney generals wrote to 12 companies, including Openai, saying that AI products are accountable when exposing children to harmful content.
Lehaan said what happened to the dead teen was a “human tragedy.” Openai focuses on safety, and he said “the majority of people” use ChatGpt in a “positive and constructive way.”
The Democratic political veteran who worked for Bill Clinton and Al Gore did not point to the specific bills the Open is concerned about, but he said many California laws focus on safety concerns and would limit people's access to AI technology.
The Washington mood has slowed the line from regulating strong new technologies with President Trump's arrival, but the guardrails and regulations under consideration in Sacramento could have a major impact on the industry as many of the leading AI companies are based in California.
“One of the biggest potential challenges with this technology is economic opportunities, allowing people to participate in it, and we make sure that California continues to lead as this is the heart of the AI economy,” Leharn said.
Tech companies are opposed to regulations that could hinder their ability to compete in AI races. They are also committed to spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the US amid the threat of tariffs. In July, Trump announced an AI Action Plan aimed at reducing the “deficit,” allowing high-tech companies to quickly develop and build AI technology.
“There should be a California version of you that is magnitude that matches the value of this condition,” Lehaan said.
As AI racing continues to play a bigger role in California's economy, workers from a variety of industries, including entertainment, modeling and technology, have expressed concern about the possibility that AI will take away jobs.
In July, the Brookings facility reported that the areas around San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles are most prepared for AI. However, the study stated that potential job movement is one drawback that cities must be aware of.
In its report, Openai pointed to the number of AI-related job postings in California-based and state-based AI companies.
Lehane, who shows Openai will release more data on the topic in September, said history shows that technology creates more jobs than it replaces, but admitted that some roles disappear from time to time. For example, the use of electricity led to the movement of lamp geeters, but he said it created work for electricians.
“Obviously, time will tell you about this,” he said.
