ChatGPT’s expanding world of work
What happened
OpenAI Economic Research released OpenAI Signals data that tracks how consumers use ChatGPT for work across 165 Intermediate Work Activities (IWAs) in nearly 100 countries. The quarterly data spans Q1 2025 to Q3 2026 and shows the share of work‑related messages shifting from 56.0% to 51.1% for the ten most common activities, indicating a diversification of use. Researchers can compare ChatGPT usage with U.S. occupational task mixes, though about 43% of U.S. tasks fall into categories not captured in the sample. The dataset excludes enterprise and Codex messages and protects privacy through aggregation and noise.
Why it matters
For ordinary readers, the data reveals that AI tools like ChatGPT are being adopted for a broader range of work tasks worldwide, not just a few popular functions. This suggests AI could increasingly influence everyday job activities and productivity.
Reality check
An automated, sceptical read of the sourceIncremental. The release adds more detailed usage data but builds on existing OpenAI Signals, representing an expansion rather than a fundamentally new breakthrough.
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