OpenAI says more workers are using ChatGPT to do other people's jobs
Quick Answer
OpenAI reports a significant trend where 43.5% of ChatGPT's work-related queries involve tasks from other professions, indicating a shift in job roles.
Quick Take
This 'task crossover' is particularly prevalent in marketing and engineering, especially among small businesses where non-specialists are increasingly taking on specialized tasks like contract reviews and data analysis.
Key Points
- 43.5% of job-specific queries in ChatGPT involve tasks from other professions.
- Marketing and engineering tasks show the highest crossover rates.
- Non-specialists at small businesses are increasingly using AI for specialized tasks.
- OpenAI's analysis is based on over 800,000 work-related messages.
- Task classifications were mapped using the U.S. O*NET occupational database.
Source Excerpt
OpenAI analyzed over 800,000 work-related ChatGPT messages and found that 43. 5 percent of job-specific queries involve tasks from other professions. The company calls this "task crossover. " The trend is most pronounced at small businesses, where users increasingly handle specialized work without dedicated experts.
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